Sir Henry Brooke: “Law Centres: Empowering the disempowered”
One of the most dangerous developments in recent years has been the way in which funding has been slashed for those lawyers who have a public service mission to help…
Manchester Arena Attack Free Legal Advice
If you were at the Manchester Arena and have been affected by the attack on Monday 22nd May 2017, Manchester Law Society can help you get free legal advice and…
Grenfell Tower inquiry must be on residents’ terms, says Hillsborough families’ barrister
Leading human rights lawyer and GMLC patron Michael Mansfield QC has called on the Grenfell residents to insist that they were not ‘excluded’ from any forthcoming inquiry. Michael Mansfield QC called…
Public funding for justice: A letter from Michael Mansfield QC
GMLC Patron and radical lawyer Michael Mansfied has worked on some of the most well-known human rights cases, such as his most recent work which saw him assist the families…
General Election 2017: Why Legal Aid cuts are not a sexy subject
General Election 2017: Why Legal Aid cuts are not a sexy subject Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) will continue the fight for free access to justice with an even louder…
GMLC is supporting the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit in their campaign to protect and represent unaccompanied child refugees in claiming asylum in the UK
The urgent need for children to have access to safe and legal routes to protection has become more pressing following the fire which devastated between 1000 to 1500 homes at…
Greater Manchester Law Centre General Election 2017 survey
In this election we are asking what commitments to Free Access to Justice candidates in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan – are willing to…
Introducing the Campaign Volunteer Scheme
We have been hard at work reviewing GMLC’s volunteering opportunities. Our aim is to provide volunteering opportunities for those who cannot necessarily commit a full day per week to working on our premises, or…
Salford May Day 2017– Unity in the Community
May Day is a day where Communities come together to celebrate their diversity all around the world. In Salford, the role for organising May Day has been traditionally done by…
EVENT: Quiz Night Fundraiser
Great fun in aid of not one, but two good causes: Cheetham Hill Advice Centre and Greater Manchester Law Centre’s Quiz Night in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. There’s only 3 weeks…