Motörhead, paintball and the Legal Walk… Law Centres legend, Bob Nightingale MBE, has had a rich and remarkable career. Check out his interview with @legalactiongroup.bsky.social. Happy retirement, Bob! 👉 www.lag.org.uk/article/2179... 📷 credit: Sue James.

📢OUT NOW 📚 The April issue of 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is here! The cover story this month discusses #SpecialEducationalNeeds law for #housing practitioners➡️ hi.switchy.io/tzUV 🔷Click here to read the NEW issue in full➡️ www.lag.org.uk/?id=208639

🚧Barriers to #AccessToJustice for workers Employment Legal Advice Network (@trustforlondon.bsky.social) director Emma Wilkinson explores the key barriers that prevent workers from enforcing their rights & sets out some solutions to help rebuild a fairer more accessible system. ➡️ hi.switchy.io/tmbE

📢Coming up NEXT MONTH! Four webinars on 21, 23, 28 & 30 April that guide decision-makers in public bodies & those supporting them, on acting fairly and within the law. Presented in partnership with @publiclawproject.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social. Book here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/to6H

📢NEED TO KNOW📢 Must-read for #HousingLawyers🏠 Liz Davies KC (@lizdsocialist.bsky.social) & Nick Bano set out the key changes brought in by the #RentersRightsAct 2025 and the impact that this will have on the sector. @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Read in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ hi.switchy.io/tmb6 #HousingLawyers🏠#RentersRightsAct#RRA2025

⚡#Employment Update⚡ Philip Tsamados highlights important developments in policy, legislation & guidance and cases on discrimination, procedure, whistleblowing & unfair dismissal. #EmploymentLaw Read the full update here➡️ hi.switchy.io/tFc7

Advice deserts leave rights existing only on paper. From North Wales, Jayne Butler reflects on rebuilding #AccessToJustice where specialist legal advice has all but disappeared. Read in the latest 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 > hi.switchy.io/sMFP

It was a very informative event and I was very pleased to be invited.

⚖️ #SocialSecurity - Recent Developments⚖️ Simon Osborne of @cpaguk.bsky.social examines recent developments in case law relating to claims, payments & overpayments, decisions & appeals (including tribunals), human rights & European law. Read on ➡️ hi.switchy.io/tFYF

⚡From running pro bono advice at @releasedrugs.bsky.social to founding the @londonlegal.bsky.social Bob Nightingale’s impact is huge. suejames.bsky.social reflects on his legacy - and the millions raised for access to justice. Read in full here > hi.switchy.io/t0MT #AccessToJustice

I love legal action group. The books are first class. Have helped me and family get rehoused, fight oppression - a barrister on your shelf - where legaid puts help out of reach.

⚖️It will be a frenetic year, but Legal Aid Practitioners Group (@wearelapg.bsky.social) CEO Chris Minnoch is relieved to be able to talk about government plans for #LegalAid in a positive manner... 📖Read on here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/tQiJ

🔔It's TODAY! LAG's #MentalHealthAct2025 Conference🔔 The conference will cover what’s changing with the new Act, why it matters & what practitioners need to know. #MentalHealthLaw We're looking forward to seeing many of you at @gatehouse.bsky.social later on! More info HERE ➡️ swiy.co/MHA_26

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Molly Vs THE MACHINES charts the inquest into the death of Molly Russell and her family’s fight to expose the impact of harmful online content. Read a review of the documentary from Merry Varney and @calbawdon.bsky.social‬ > hi.switchy.io/tDq8 #OnlineSafety

🏠 #HousingLaw - Recent Developments🏠 @lizdsocialist.bsky.social (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social) & Sam Madge-Wyld (tanfield.bsky.social) cover housing law news & legislation, cases on possession claims, rent repayment orders, HMO licensing, service charges & homelessness. Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/tFOu

❔ What if we focused on supporting mothers before crisis instead of removing babies at birth? oliverconway.bsky.social calls for major welfare reforms - including rebuilding Sure Start and introducing a universal basic income for pregnant women. Read more > hi.switchy.io/s-N7 #FamilyLaw

With Adolescence dominating 2026 Bafta awards, it's a good time to re-read this fascinating @legalactiongroup.bsky.social article where a youth justice solicitor, child psychologist, secondary school teacher, & police officer set out what the drama got right & wrong www.lag.org.uk/article/2168...

🟢Prison Law - Recent Developments🟢 @hamisharnott.bsky.social, Simon Creighton & @jane-ryan.bsky.social of @bhattmurphy.bsky.social round up important recent guidance, policy developments & cases on parole, recall, licence conditions & decisions to set aside release directions. ➡️ hi.switchy.io/tFMp

🌿Environmental Law Update🌿 Abigail Holt, Acland Bryant, Alex Grigg, Jodie Blackstock, Liam McKenna & @marcwillerskc.bsky.social of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social report on climate policy, State obligations and important environmental decisions in the UK & abroad. ➡️ hi.switchy.io/tFK6

JOB ALERT @rcn.org.uk seeks to recruit two legal officers (employment); full time (35hrs/wk); 12-month fixed-term contract; locations: Birmingham, Bolton, Leeds (hybrid working); applications close 30 March 2026 www.lag.org.uk?id=218094

⚖️What would it actually take to reduce the Crown Court backlog? @joannahs.bsky.social offers 12 practical steps - open closed courtrooms, fix listing, retain judges & support the criminal bar - none of which involve curtailing jury trials. Read in full 👉 hi.switchy.io/s-ME #JuryTrials

Brilliant review of the new edition of Parole Board Hearings: www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/demy... Get your copies here 👉 www.lag.org.uk/shop/book-ti...

🏠IT'S TOMORROW - LAG's #DomesticAbuse & #HousingLaw Conference 24 March | 2-6.30pm | @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social | Hybrid 📢Calling #Housing & #Family lawyers to join with lived experience groups & sector experts to share updates, challenges & practical solutions. Book here ➡️ swiy.co/DA_housing_26

𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI No 106) introduce fee increases to the litigators’ graduated fee scheme for cases with representation orders dated on or after 3 March 2026. 📖 swiy.co/s-Je #LegalAid #AccessToJustice

🔔1 WEEK TO GO... Our #MentalHealthAct2025 Conference🔔 27 March | 1.30-6pm | Gatehouse Chambers | Hybrid The conference will cover what’s changing with the new Act, why it matters & what practitioners need to know. BOOK HERE ➡️ swiy.co/MHA_26

⚡BUY ONE, GET ONE HALF PRICE ⚡ Subscribe to 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 magazine and get a 50% discount on a 12-month #CommunityCare Law Reports (CCLR) subscription. 🚨Sign up here➡️ swiy.co/pZcZ

⚖️ 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⚖️ The judgment in R (Oji) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2026] EWCA Civ 11 means the Legal Aid Agency should no longer be able to refuse Windrush exceptional case funding applications on a blanket basis. 📖 Read more: swiy.co/s-FE #LegalAid #AccessToJustice #LAG

🚨 2026 London Legal Walk announced The London Legal Support Trust says this year's walk will take place on 9 June, led by the Lady Chief Justice. Funds raised support free legal advice charities helping those unable to afford legal support. ➡️ Sign up: swiy.co/szaH

📢"Proposals will increase insecurity and inequality"📢 AdviceUK has rejected the proposals in the Home Office’s A Fairer Pathway to Settlement consultation. 📰 Read more in Legal Action Magazine

🏠1 WEEK TO GO - LAG's #DomesticAbuse & #HousingLaw Conference 24 March | 2-6.30pm | Garden Court | Hybrid 📢Calling #Housing & #Family lawyers to join with lived experience groups & sector experts to share updates, challenges & practical solutions. BOOK HERE➡️ swiy.co/DA_housing_26

A great review always makes for a brighter Monday! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Read the full review here: www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/an-i... And get your copies here 👉 www.lag.org.uk/shop/product... #CourtOfProtection #AccessToJustice

🏠IT STARTS TOMORROW! Our 4-part #HousingLaw training will provide clear info on the #RentersRightsAct & practical tools to navigate housing issues with confidence. It will be delivered over 4 online sessions on 17, 19, 25 & 26 March, 5pm-7pm. BOOK HERE➡️ swiy.co/housing_intro_26

New edition of #HousingLaw Handbook out in May! By the brilliant Diane Astin, this must-have resource for #housing lawyers and advisers is updated to include the RRA 2025, developments in homelessness, Awaab's Law & enforcement of housing standards. PRE-ORDER PRINT COPIES: bit.ly/3Nx6I2i

📣NEW VOICES📣 Many young people leave school with little understanding of the laws that shape their lives. Introducing law as a GCSE subject could transform #LegalLiteracy & widen access to the profession, says Austin MacDonald. Read on here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/saRV

🔔2 WEEKS TO GO... Our #MentalHealthAct2025 Conference🔔 27 March | 1.30-6pm | @gatehouse.bsky.social | Hybrid The conference will cover what’s changing with the new Act, why it matters & what practitioners need to know. BOOK HERE ➡️ swiy.co/MHA_26

✨⭐2026 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards - Nominations NOW OPEN⭐ ✨ The awards, hosted by @wearelapg.bsky.social, celebrate the #SocialJustice law & #LegalAid community. ⚡Deadline for nominations is 21 April. Read on here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/saK2 #SocialJustice#LegalAid#LALY26 #LegalAidHeroes

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Monserrat Escudero, our Policy & Comms Manager on VAWG, will be participating at @legalactiongroup.bsky.social's conference on #DA and #HousingLaw. Monserrat will be sharing her expertise at the panel regarding migrant rights and intersectionality. Find more about the event here ⬇️

⚡#ImmigrationDetention Update⚡ Janet Farrell and Jessie Brennan of @bhattmurphy.bsky.social highlight important recent reports & cases on the ECHR Article 3 systems duty, student leave cancellation & detention, immigration raids, electronic monitoring and much more. Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/sZd-

Excited to be at the SHLA Social Housing Law Association conference today. Table is looking a little bare as some books have already been snapped up! Trip back to office needed to stock up. 😀 #SocialHousing #AccessToJustice

🏠IT'S NEXT WEEK! Our 4-part #HousingLaw training will provide clear info on the #RentersRightsAct & practical tools to navigate housing issues with confidence. It will be delivered over 4 online sessions on 17, 19, 25 & 26 March, 5pm-7pm. BOOK HERE➡️ swiy.co/housing_intro_26

🗣️ Demand for free legal advice is rising while funding grows tighter. In the latest Legal Action, David Powles reflects on the challenge facing Norfolk Community Law Service, and asks whether the legal sector itself can help secure the future of social welfare advice. Read more > hi.switchy.io/sMEl

🏠ONE NOT TO MISS - LAG's #DomesticAbuse & #HousingLaw Conference 24 March | 2-6.30pm | Garden Court 📢Calling #Housing & #Family lawyers to join with lived experience groups & sector experts to share updates, challenges & practical solutions. BOOK HERE➡️ swiy.co/DA_housing_26

♀️ From the Crossroads Women’s Centre to today’s legal aid crisis, the fight for women’s rights continues. suejames.bsky.social reflects on the work of grassroots groups supporting women - and why there’s still so much that needs to change. Read here > hi.switchy.io/sMDj #InternationalWomensDay

🔔 DON'T MISS OUT... Our #MentalHealthAct2025 Conference is on the 27th March! 🔔 The conference will cover what’s changing with the new Act, why it matters & what practitioners need to know. Click here to register➡️ swiy.co/MHA_26

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HAPPY #WorldBookDay2026! Our books equip the social justice sector with the practical knowledge they need to support their work and their communities. We can't do this without our amazing authors and we'd like to say a big THANK YOU. They really do make the world a better place.

📢OUT NOW📚 The March issue of 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is here! "My manifesto: Towards ending removal of babies at birth" @oliverconway.bsky.social sets out a list of #WelfareReforms he says would keep more newborns with their mothers & (he hopes) put childcare lawyers like him out of a job➡️ hi.switchy.io/s9u_

An award-winning solicitor, former parliamentary candidate, and aspiring judge who fled to the UK 20+ years ago, makes exactly this point........ @legalactiongroup.bsky.social www.lag.org.uk?id=217624