Greater Manchester Law Centre: At the frontline of legal aid cuts
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. You can see the full February edition here. This month, GMLC volunteer Lily Lewis gives her perspective of the impact…
Fighting together for free access to justice.
Eccles Shelter residents reveal the flaw in homelessness provision
Sign a petition started by Eccles Shelter residents here A group of homeless people who established a hostel in a vacant doctors’ surgery are facing possession proceedings by NHS…
Thursday 11th April: Access to Justice: Why we need Law Centres
With: Richard Burgon MP, Shadow Justice Secretary and GMLC Patrons Maxine Peake and Robert Lizar Join us for the Greater Manchester Law Centre manifesto launch 11th April 2019, 6-8pm, Thompsons Solicitors,…
GMLC represents homeless people fighting eviction from hostel by NHS
See coverage in the Manchester Evening News here. And in the Mirror here. A group of homeless people who established a hostel in a vacant doctors’ surgery are facing possession…
Latest Updates from the Greater Manchester Law Centre
| Save the date: our manifesto launch 11th April with Maxine Peake | We are finalists in the Manchester Legal Awards | Alison Law Solicitors donate £200 per month to…
A frontline volunteer perspective: “We must do more than scrabble to meet the need”
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. You can see the full January edition here. This month, GMLC volunteer Arwa Graf gives her perspective of GMLC’s work…
Alison Law donate £200 per month to GMLC
We would like to express our thanks to local firm Alison Law Solicitors, who have generously offered to donate £200 per month to GMLC for the rest of 2019. “Our…
We are finalists in the Manchester Legal Awards – Pro Bono/Community Initiative Award
We are pleased to announce that our project with the Manchester Law School has been nominated for Manchester’s Pro Bono/Community Initiative Award. As part of our Legal Advocacy Support Project (LASP), students…
Latest Updates from the Greater Manchester Law Centre
| A Greater Manchester response to the ‘decimation’ of Legal Aid | No one is illegal: Supporting the Guardian & Observer 2018 Appeal | The gift of free access to justice |…
A Greater Manchester response to the ‘decimation’ of Legal Aid
The Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) has called for “urgent action” following national and local news coverage of the ‘decimation’ of Legal Aid[1], and has reviewed the impact on Greater…