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Should legal research be community-led?

PLP and the University of York’s joint event in May explored how legal researchers can influence law, policy, and practice

How not to be the face of an AI catastrophe

How the lack of transparency around the Government's use of AI places them at risk of repeating serious mistakes made by other governments

How the Illegal Migration Bill threatens our constitution

The Bill threatens British constitutional principles and puts the most vulnerable people at risk

My life as a legal aid lawyer – and why I decided to leave

One lawyer's experiences of the crisis in immigration and asylum legal aid

Five problems with the Spring Budget and Health and Disability White Paper

Proposals facilitate the extension of a punitive conditionality system in the benefit sanctions regime

Stifled in the cradle: Commons treaty scrutiny delivered a new blow

Why government's plan to abolish the Commons International Trade Committee is a retrograde step

Cost of Living Payment – sanctioned UC claimants face double punishment

Why sanctioned Universal Credit claimants should be eligible to receive this lifeline support

Are judges getting stricter with judicial review procedure?

How an excessively purist approach to procedure risks undermining access to justice

Benefit sanctions: how to repair the system

Three steps to building a fairer process for challenging sanction decisions

The Civil Legal Aid Means Test: a system still failing those who need it most

Why we're calling for the Ministry of Justice to make urgent amendments

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Bridging the gap to justice: inside PLP’s Specialist Support Hubs

Solicitor Aoife O'Reilly lifts the lid on our specialist support hubs and why they're essential

Treaties matter: why securing scrutiny is vital

Head of Research, Arabella Lang, on three key reforms needed to improve treaty scrutiny

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