ESA Claims: A Study by GMLC Volunteer Paul Cosier
The unfair treatment of disabled benefit claimants has been hitting the headlines this year. In January, newspapers reported that Lawrence Bond died on his way home from the Job Centre after being…
How to build your own law centre
In February this year, Greater Manchester Law Centre opened its doors to the public. ‘We aren’t just a law centre, but a campaign for law centres,’ says chair John Nicholson.…
Three Thank You messages for GMLC
PIP Claim Victory Sue* applied for Personal Independence Payments (PIP), as she has severe mobility difficulties. When she came to GMLC, she was receiving insufficient support, because she had not…
Latest Updates from the Greater Manchester Law Centre
Don’t forget: our AGM 28th September | Open letter to Andy Burnham: What’s going on with our levy campaign? | Our Management Committee members volunteering in Athens | Three thank you messages for GMLC | Training…
Helping us out has never been so easy
GMLC is run by the community for the community and your contributions are vital in securing key, free face-to-face advice and representation services as well as for fighting together for free…
Mark Schwenk & John Nicholson Return from Assisting ILPA’s “Refugee Legal Support Project” in Athens
Greater Manchester Law Centre management members and Kenworthys barristers Mark Schwenk and John Nicholson have been assisting the “Refugee Legal Support” project, based at the Khora Community Centre in Athens. The project has only been up…
Latest Updates from the Greater Manchester Law Centre
We just sent you our invitation to our AGM in September and here now is our fortnightly newsletter. Today we are keeping it short and simple. GMLC is run by…
Were Grenfell Tower residents denied access to justice?
[Please note corrections to paragraph 2 and 3, 24th August 2017] By Eimear McCartan and Sam Blewitt, Campaign Volunteers at the Greater Manchester Law Centre. On Wednesday 14th June, a housing…