Andy Burnham MP visits Greater Manchester Law Centre
On Friday afternoon we had the pleasure of welcoming Andy Burnham MP to the Greater Manchester Law Centre. Andy has long expressed his support for our campaign and has often…
Westminster General Election announced – what will the parties say about legal aid?
In the last few years, people have faced greater and greater hardship as a result of cuts in benefits, rising homelessness, uncertainties at work and escalating racism. Meanwhile legal aid,…
Women’s Legal Rights – worth fighting for then, worth fighting for now
Charlotte Hughes paid a moving tribute to Caroline Sheridan, English social reformer and author, in a feature article in The People’s Daily Morning Star on the 12th April. Caroline Sheridan’s…
We are hiring: Senior Welfare Benefits Advisor
People are facing greater and greater hardship as a result of cuts in benefits, homelessness, uncertainty at work, and escalating racism. Legal Aid – which is an essential part of…
Help keep free legal advice open across Greater Manchester!
Following the overwhelming response to our official launch, we are excited to now invite you to our Quiz Night Fundraiser! In collaboration with Cheetham Hill Advice Centre we are hosting…
“Access to justice is no longer a worker’s right, but a luxury.”
Laws that cost too much to enforce are phoney laws. A civil right that people can’t afford to use is no right at all. And a society that turns justice…
“Justice fault: repair needed”
Four years on from LASPO, the wheels of justice are in urgent need of repair, writes Andrew Langdon QC. No hyperbole: policy-makers are fixated on the technological revolution and the Reform…
GMLC Patron Maxine Peake drops by for our thoughts on Brexit
One of our wonderful Patrons, Maxine Peake, came by the Centre yesterday afternoon to discuss our thoughts on the effects of Brexit for her upcoming article for The Guardian. Maxine…
“Going against the grain” – Counsel Magazine, April 2017
Greater Manchester Law Centre has opened against the odds and is the third new centre to join the legal aid network post-LASPO. Barristers were integral to its success and John…
Council report lays cost of welfare cuts bare
Liverpool is now the fourth most deprived borough in England. And austerity has hit the most vulnerable people the hardest since the current government came into power in 2010. But now, a damning report from…