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The Society of Labour Lawyers attended our busiest Labour Party Conference yet!  We organised 5 of our own events, contributed to a further 3 and met lots of enthusiastic party members whilst manning the Socialist Society stall. Flagship event, in partnership with The Law Society and Bar Council We were delighted to once again partner…

Over the summer we have seen unprecedented action by criminal barristers and a Government in paralysis which has refused to meaningfully engage or even acknowledge the extent of the issues. A lot of work has been done preparing for this year’s Labour Conference. Our first event with the Shadow Front Bench, the Bar Council, the…

In a month that has seen walk outs by criminal defence barristers up and down the country, SLL published a statement in solidarity with those fighting for the survival of the criminal justice system. There was fantastic feedback on the Crumbling Criminal Justice Calendars which Criminal barristers were holding up outside the Old Bailey.  Members…

For years the Government has promised to review the amount of funding available for criminal legal aid. The problems identified by the legal profession at the time have now come to fruition. There is a destructive rate of attrition, and neither side of the profession are able to retain hardworking and dedicated individuals. The average…

It was fantastic to have members of SLL campaigning alongside the other Socialist Societies affiliated to the Labour Party in the local elections at the start of May including on the Socialist Societies dialogue telephone canvassing session. We look forward to coming together in person to campaign in the Wakefield by election campaign this coming…

Catherine Atkinson, Chair Society of Labour Lawyers This month SLL members have been campaigning for local elections up and down the country and as one of the 21 Socialist Societies affiliated to the Labour Party we are also looking forward to the Socialist Societies dialogue phone bank on 3 May. ‘How could the next Labour…

There has been no slacking by SLL members this month. The SLL response to the Government Consultation on Human Rights Act Reform was submitted. Thank you to Sarah Sackman and James Goudie QC and all the SLL members who contributed to this. If you haven’t read it yet please do. Thank you to Stephen Hockman…

Human Rights Act Reform: A modern Bill of Rights Society of Labour Lawyers has responded to the governments’ consultation proposals on updating the Human Rights Act 1998 with a modern Bill of Rights. The government’s proposals can be found here. Our full report can be read below. In summary: 1. UK Courts are not bound by…

There has been huge amount of work in February on SLL’s consultation response on Human Rights. We met with Steve Reid and Ellie Reeves to discuss it. Thank you to all the contributors to the response it is a very impressive response. We have also been able to assist the shadow front bench with a…

The event will be looking at #COVIDCourts, specifically concerned with the poor state of hygiene and safety in the court estate as we reach the end of Stay At Home and an expected increase in in-person hearings. We will discuss the situation as it currently is in the courts, and what could and should be…