October 6th 2014
Looking forward to National Pro Bono Week 2014
National Pro Bono Week will be taking place on 3-7 November 2014, and the Law Centres Network is proud to be taking part in it. National Pro Bono Week is organised through a collaboration of...
October 1st 2014
LCN welcomes Children's Commissioner report on impact of legal aid cuts
The Law Centres Network has today welcomed the Child Rights Impact Assessment of the cuts to civil legal aid, published last week by the Office of the Children's Commissioner. The report hig...
September 17th 2014
Law Centre wants Scout Association to learn from autistic boy's discrimination
The parents of an autistic boy are calling for the Scouts to draw up an action plan to tackle discrimination and promote inclusion. Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre has written to the...
September 12th 2014
Legal aid residence test for children: Law Centres response to MoJ
Last week, the Ministry of Justice has cited Law Centres as one of several sources of help available outside of legal aid for representing children in legal proceedings. This was done to justify re...
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...