| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 2015 |
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| Time: | 6:30pm - 8:00pm |
| Venue: | Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ |
This event is now fully booked. For a place on the waiting list, please email bookings@profbriefings.co.uk.
In March 2015, the Justice Committee found that 39% of women who are trying to escape male violence and were eligible for legal aid, could not access it. This event offers the opportunity to do the following:
- Ask the new government what it will do to safeguard the lives of women trying to flee male violence
- Discuss the UK's obligations under the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the impact of the legal aid cuts on women
- Consider how you and your organisation can assist in gathering evidence to show why these cuts must be reversed
We will also be showing the Justice Alliance Legal Aid video and the Guardian Legal Aid Superheroes video.
Speakers
Chair: Vivienne Hayes, CEO, Women's Resource Centre
Pragna Patel, Southhall Black Sisters
Cris McCurley, Solicitor and Partner, Ben Hoare Bell
Smita Shah, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
This event is free to attend. Booking is essential - to reserve your place, please click on the button below.
