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📢A must-read for housing lawyers🏠

District Judge Russel James & Natasha Bellinger break down what you need to know about committal proceedings under the ASBCOA 2014, from procedural safeguards to defences & sentencing.

Read in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ swiy.co/kW1f

#LAGMag #NeedToKnow #HousingLaw

📢Integration. Integration. Integration.

Politicians of all stripes insist migrants have a duty to integrate. So why are they promoting policies that will have the opposite effect and instead marginalise whole communities, asks Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social

📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kbuO

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💫“An opportunity to make a tangible difference in people’s lives.”

The 2026 Justice First Fellowship is open for applications, supporting the next generation of #SocialJustice lawyers.

⏱️Apply by 28 Nov 2025.

Coverage in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯⬇️
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⏰ 1 week to go until the Education Law Conference!

💡 We're looking forward to coming together to connect, share ideas and build a community committed to driving change in education law.

🎟️ Limited places remaining – book now: hi.switchy.io/kOXO

Read today 👇

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
h-cwj.bsky.social - on her seminal case where victims of serial rapist John Worboys used the Human Rights Act to defeat both the Met and the UK government to ensure that police can be held accountable for their failings.

swiy.co/k13E

📢A must-read for housing lawyers🏠

District Judge Russel James & Natasha Bellinger break down what you need to know about committal proceedings under the ASBCOA 2014, from procedural safeguards to defences & sentencing.

Read in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ swiy.co/kW1f

#LAGMag #NeedToKnow #HousingLaw

We're excited to announce that the #NewEdition of Ed Cape's Defending Suspects at #PoliceStations publishes on December 1. Trusted, relied on and iconic - what a book!

Pre-order your print copies now www.lag.org.uk/?id=216837 (ebook available to order from 1/12)


#AccesstoJustice

☀️Courts need cash, not just daylight☀️

Transparency is welcome, but it will take more than media scrutiny to fix problems in our #FamilyCourts, says Oliver Conway (@oliverconway.bsky.social) in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
➡️ tinyurl.com/4u9a9raw

#FamilyLaw #AccessToJustice

📢Panel Highlight: Strategic Litigation, Campaigning & Organising

This panel will reflect on how we can work together to use the law to uphold & protect the rights of marginalised children to access education.

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@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @goldjenningsltd.bsky.social

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#EnvironmentalLaw
#ClimateJustice
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🌍💫#EnvironmentalLaw Update 💫🌍

From the ICJ's 2025 climate obligations opinion to major rulings in the UK courts, we bring you the essential developments in this month's 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ tinyurl.com/bdmprr69

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💬 Last year’s attendees loved the Education Law Conference!

Join us this year for another inspiring day with your community.

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An illustration depicting the impact of court backlogs and the continuous changes affecting legal proceedings and justice delivery.

“The crisis in the #CriminalJustice system is likely to continue for some years to come.”

@edcape.bsky.social, @matthardcastle.bsky.social & Sandra Paul explore court backlogs, underfunding, and the legislative changes reshaping the investigative stage since PACE.

👉 hi.switchy.io/kTVE

#LagMag

✨ Exclusively for subscribers to Legal Action magazine this month

Jawaid Luqmani (@luqmanithompson.bsky.social) highlights recent important changes to the Immigration Rules (including those relating to the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme) as well as Home Office news and policy.

👏A huge thank you to the brilliant authors - @hamisharnott.bsky.social, Simon Creighton and
@laurajanes.bsky.social - for all their hard work and to Alexandra Marks CBE, Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales, for her foreword.

We're delighted to announce the publication date for the long-awaited new edition of Parole Board Hearings: Law and Practice!

Pre-order your print copies now, ahead of all formats landing on November 25👉lag.org.uk/?id=216996

#ParoleBoard #AccessToJustice

🚨The 2026 Justice First Fellowship is now open for applications🚨

Run by LEF, the scheme supports #AspiringLawyers wanting to qualify within the #SocialJustice sector.

Interested? Apply before 28 Nov 2025.

Coverage in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯⬇️
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📢 Breakout Highlight: Criminal Law for Education Lawyers

In this session Jennifer Twite (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social) & Rosie Worster (Commons Law CIC) will look at some of the ways criminal law and education law intersect.

🎟️ Register here to join us on 28 November: hi.switchy.io/kOXO

🌍Geography of justice⚖️

Sue James (@suejames.bsky.social) attended the Legal Wales conference in October & reflects on the inspirational words of the newly elected President of The Law Society of England & Wales, Mark Evans. thelawsociety.bsky.social

Read on here➡️tinyurl.com/ycypm8ds

🎉 November’s Legal Action is here!

This month's cover story features @h-cwj.bsky.social's desert island judgment - a case that changed the landscape of human rights law.

Read today 👇

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
h-cwj.bsky.social - on her seminal case where victims of serial rapist John Worboys used the Human Rights Act to defeat both the Met and the UK government to ensure that police can be held accountable for their failings.

swiy.co/k13E

The update covers:
🟡Expert assessments
🟡Council failure to comply w/ orders & procedures
🟡Charging policy
🟡Responsibility for disabled person’s care needs
🟡Homelessness
🟡Deprivation of Liberty
🟡Age assessments
🟡Anonymity
🟡Law Commission report on disabled children’s social care
🟡Support for Migrants

By Adam Boukraa, stevebroach.bsky.social, Daniel Kozelko & Rachel Sullivan (@39essexchambers.bsky.social), @anne-marieirwin.bsky.social (@ris-law.bsky.social), @vpogge.bsky.social (@publiclawproject.bsky.social) and @antoniabenfield.bsky.social & @shushinluh.bsky.social (@doughtystreet.bsky.social).

Visual summary of the community care update with key features from the article highlighted, including 'Adults & Children', 'Guidance & Law Reform' and 'Support for Migrants'

💫 #CommunityCare Update💫

A round-up of the latest important community care cases, exclusively for subscribers to 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
➡️ tinyurl.com/y4wz93rw

Subscribe today & get 14 issues for the price of 12! swiy.co/12for10_25

#LagMag #LawAndPractice

Read today 👇

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
h-cwj.bsky.social - on her seminal case where victims of serial rapist John Worboys used the Human Rights Act to defeat both the Met and the UK government to ensure that police can be held accountable for their failings.

swiy.co/k13E

📢 Panel Highlight: Update on Key Education Law Cases from the Last 12 Months

Don’t miss this essential update on the most significant recent education law cases w/ Angela Jackman KC, Carine Patry KC & Ollie Persey.

🎟 Book today: hi.switchy.io/kOXO

@ris-law.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social

Housing Law Practitioners' Association:

A look at what the Housing Law Practitioners’ Association has been up to in 2025 and what is coming up, from @timbgclaw.bsky.social (gardencourtlaw.bsky.social), Dianne Cowie (duncanlewiss.bsky.social ) and Laura Coyle , co-chairs of HLPA.

swiy.co/k13L

✨ Exclusively for subscribers to Legal Action magazine this month

Jawaid Luqmani (@luqmanithompson.bsky.social) highlights recent important changes to the Immigration Rules (including those relating to the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme) as well as Home Office news and policy.

If you haven't already booked, join us on 28 November for our #EducationLawConference for a day of insight & action
👉 tinyurl.com/LAGED25