September 4th 2014
Financial pressures force South Manchester Law Centre to close
South Manchester Law Centre took the difficult decision to close on 27th August and has gone into voluntary liquidation. Based at 584 Stockport Road, Longsight, South Manchester, the Law Centre pr...
September 2nd 2014
Law Centres reinventing themselves to survive
Here at LCN we are often asked how Law Centres are faring following the Government cuts to civil legal aid. Catherine Baksi at the Law Society Gazette has published an article that provides a good ...
August 28th 2014
Law Centre director becomes human rights commissioner
Les Allamby, the director of Law Centre (N.I.), is moving on to become Chief Commissioner with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Les is recognised as a civil society leader in No...
August 20th 2014
Coventry Law Centre selected to host new and prestigious training programme
We are proud that Coventry Law Centre is one of only eight legal organisations selected to take part in the new Justice First Fellowships programme. The fellowships scheme, funded by th...
August 19th 2014
Harness our commitment, don't attack it, says LCN director
Julie Bishop, director of the Law Centres Network, has called on government to "harness [Law Centres'] energy and commitment and build on it, not attack it." Speaking to the Law Society...