June 24th 2014
Islington Law Centre successfully challenges legal aid restrictions
The High Court has found that the Legal Aid Agency had unlawfully refused exceptional case funding in several immigration cases, one of which included a case of a refugee seeking family reunificati...
June 17th 2014
Cumbria Law Centre warns of Bedroom Tax effect on evictions
Cumbria Law Centre, based in Carlisle, has reported a sharp rise in clients facing eviction from their homes. It has identified DWP's so-called 'under-occupancy charge' as a major factor in pushing...
June 9th 2014
Law Centre specialist wins social welfare lawyer of the year
Douglas Johnson, of Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre (formerly Sheffield Law Centre), was awarded the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) award in the social welfare category. The aw...
May 22nd 2014
'Good outcome all round' as 260,000 benefit from legal challenge
As reported, a Law Centre has challenged a South Yorkshire transport authority after it withdrew concessionary rate travel fees for disabled and older people. The local authority has now confirmed ...
May 13th 2014
Law Centre gets transport provider to rethink disabled concession cuts
Clients of Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre (SCALC) have expressed pleasure at proposals to reinstate the full travel concession for disabled people in South Yorkshire. After a ...