April 17th 2014
Law Centres lawyers acknowledged for outstanding work
Three Law Centres lawyers have been shortlisted for the coveted Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards. The LALYs are awarded each year by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) to celebrate ...
April 9th 2014
Islington Law Centre victory over Home Secretary on Asylum Support
The High Court today has ruled that the Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, 'acted irrationally' in refusing to review the rates of Asylum Support, granted to asylum seekers while they wait for decisio...
April 2nd 2014
Law Centre lawyer exposes £6m illegal employment scam
A lawyer at Cross Street Law Centre has helped bring about the exposure and prosecution of an illegal work scam operating in the south-east London area. Patrick McNamee was approached by a m...
March 21st 2014
Kirklees Law Centre wins landmark transgender discrimination case
A transgender woman from Halifax today won her claim of transgender discrimination in the provision of goods and services against a pub which had refused to allow her to use the ladies lavatories a...
March 20th 2014
Islington Law Centre plays a hat-trick against the Bedroom Tax
Islington Law Centre, in inner London, is celebrating three recent legal victories for its clients against government's controversial Bedroom Tax. The Bedroom Tax, or the under-occupancy pen...