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Statement from the Society of Labour Lawyers: Open letter re action

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 […]

May Chair’s Report

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 […]

April Chair’s Report

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 […]

March Chair’s report

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 – Government consultation response

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 […]

SLL Chair’s Report – February 2022

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 […]

We’re hiring – apply now!

The Society of Labour Lawyers (SLL) is seeking an Administration Manager to assist the Officers and Executive Committee with the management of the Society of Labour Lawyers (SLL), provide administrative, organisational, fundraising and campaign support to the Society and to make sure it runs as an effective membership organisation. Hours: Part-time (10 – 15 hours a […]

Event: COVID and the Courts. Thursday 15th April 2021, 6pm-7pm

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 […]