New project to trace the history of UK radical lawyering in the Law Centres movement
A public-funded research project will amass documents and testimonies that would be added to the national collections, documenting Law Centres’ contribution to UK society over their 50-year h...
We call on the Prime Minister to protect survivors of modern slavery
On Anti-Slavery Day, LCN joins over 50 organisations and experts in calling for action on protecting trafficked migrants. The joint open letter has told the Prime Minister that the UK government&r...
Law Centres joining forces to secure justice for Windrush victims
A new justice clinic has been set up as a collaboration between North Kensington Law Centre, Southwark Law Centre and several other dedicated organisations to provide free legal advice and assistan...
Breaking their word? We urge the Home Office not to put more people at risk
Despite stating that it would not evict asylum seekers in areas under local lockdown, the Home Office has begun to do just that. Law Centres, along with other charities and lawyers, have warned th...
Supporting families through a dark time
Law Centre NI successfully challenged a decision to refuse bereavement support payment to the family of a severely disabled woman, also requiring benefits rules to be reviewed in this light. Pauli...