June 23rd 2022
A Rights Removal Bill: our response to the government's human rights plans
Yesterday (Wednesday), the government published what it calls the Bill of Rights Bill. With it, the government intends to repeal the Human Rights Act and place new restrictions on courts and the pu...
June 1st 2022
Government announces changes to Housing Legal Aid
Yesterday, the Ministry of Justice announced that it will implement changes to legal aid for certain housing problems that it had consulted on last winter. Importantly, the policies impl...
May 24th 2022
LCN welcomes the launch of Black Equity Organisation
News of the launch today (Tuesday) of a new national civil rights organisation for Black people in the UK was welcomed by the Law Centres Network. The organisation, named Black Equity Organi...
May 19th 2022
Two Law Centre nominees among 'Legal Aid Oscars' finalists
Simone McGlynn (L) and Lisa Haythorne (R) Two Law Centre nominees were shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards, it was announced today (Thursday). The LALYs are known as th...
May 10th 2022
Queen's Speech 2022: our comment
The Law Centres Network has a mixed response to the Queen's Speech delivered earlier today. The speech, delivered by the Prince of Wales in the House of Lords, sets out the government's legislativ...