Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination fact sheet
This fact sheet was written by legal advisers at Greater Manchester Law Centre following a meeting with Care and Support Workers Organise (CASWO). It is intended to answer care workers’…
Inquests – a short guide for bereaved families
We have produced this guide because we are concerned about the rising number of homeless deaths in the UK and want to offer support and information to bereaved families who…
“I can’t believe how badly I was treated” – results and recommendations from GMLC’s Long Covid and Work survey
Kate Bradley, Campaigns Officer at GMLC, discusses the results of our Long Covid and Work survey of 81 people suffering with Long Covid, and outlines recommendations for employers, employees and…
We are hiring! – Community Advice Navigator and Volunteer Co-ordinator
GMLC is currently hiring! We need a Community Advice Navigator and a Volunteer and Student Co-ordinator to make sure our advice services are well run and our advisors well trained…
GMLC’s housing work on the cover of Law Society Messenger
Following Kathleen Cosgrove’s win at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2021, the Manchester Law Society Messenger has run a version of our housing law and campaigns…
GMLC’s Kathy Cosgrove wins Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award
As our housing lawyer Kathy Cosgrove wins a LALY Award, we recap GMLC’s recent housing casework and campaigns. This month, we’re delighted to say that our housing solicitor Kathy Cosgrove…
Citizens Advice survey on those moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit
Citizens Advice is doing some research to understand people’s experiences of moving from legacy benefits (such as Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, and Working and…
Barriers to social justice law: the need for structural change
After attending Young Legal Aid Lawyers’ event ‘State of Play for Legal Aid’, GMLC campaign volunteer Leyya Kitmitto writes about the state of the legal profession for aspiring social justice…
‘Grounds for eviction?’: social housing evictions after Covid
Following the end of the ‘evictions ban’, we did some research into the social housing sector in Greater Manchester. In this article, we evaluate Social Housing Providers’ responses to our…
No Justice No Peace – 14 June 2021, 18:00 – 19:30
On the fourth anniversary of the devastating fire that killed 72 residents of Grenfell Tower, Bolton Trades Council and Greater Manchester Law Centre brings together four campaigns that have suffered…