July 18th 2018
Ealing Law Centre wins best legal aid practice award
After only five years of operation, Ealing Law Centre, of Northfields in west London, has won the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) award for best firm/not-for-profit 2018. The awards, giv...
July 13th 2018
Law Centre challenge forces government to offer legal aid to migrant children
This week, the government was forced into another U-turn on its legal aid policy, following a legal challenge by Islington Law Centre, acting on behalf of the Children's Society. Islington Law Cen...
June 22nd 2018
PRESS RELEASE: High Court win for Law Centres on legal aid to prevent home loss
The Law Centres Network (LCN) has decisively won a Judicial Review challenge to the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) legal aid policy. The High Court has ruled that the MoJ decision, to contract for few...
May 18th 2018
PRESS RELEASE: LCN challenges government on legal aid to prevent homelessness
On Monday and Tuesday, 21-22 May, the High Court will hear a challenge from the Law Centres Network (LCN) to changes that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) wants to introduce to legal aid. The changes...
May 2nd 2018
Two Law Centres shortlisted for legal aid award
Two Law Centres have been shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards, both in the Best Firm/Not-for-Profit category. The LALYs are awarded every summer by the Legal Aid P...