We at the GMLC are a campaigning organisation. We are actively fighting Government cuts to legal aid and for the restoration of funding and support for all who need legal advice and representation. We are also fighting to change Government welfare reform policy. The vulnerable in our community face real hardship, and we are using our experience enact real change through strategic litigation. On this page you can find out all about our campaigning activities.
In May 2018, the Home Secretary launched a call for evidence to help shape a bespoke compensation scheme for members of the Windrush generation. This was declared “the first step to establishing the scheme for those who have suffered financial loss because of difficulties proving their immigration status”. On 6th June, we published our response to the Windrush…
TODAY we ask you to give to our urgent CrowdJustice fundraiser: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/nextgenjustice/ Without access to justice, the most vulnerable in our society are denied benefits they need, housing and employment rights and more. In 2016, the Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) opened because dedicated members of our community came together as volunteers to say: something must…
Windrush compensation scheme consultation Response of the Greater Manchester Law Centre 159 Princess Rd, Manchester M14 4RE We are a recently opened Law Centre who specialise in Welfare Benefits. We set out below one of the ‘Windrush’ affected benefits cases we have dealt with. We are also based in the heart of Moss Side in…
A new policy statement by the Bar Standards Board states that pupil barristers will receive an award equivalent to the Living Wage. This is a significant victory for all who have expressed concerns that many cannot afford to make a career in law in sectors such as social welfare. After completing legal studies, aspiring barristers…
At our premises in Moss Side, we have been receiving dozens of inquiries from our local community worried about their immigration status. If you a commonwealth citizen affected by the current treatment of the Windrush generation, you can find more information here. Whilst we help those in difficulty in their individual cases, it is…
This information was first published on 30 April. It has been updated on 26th May. The following is the latest update from 1st June. The home office have now set up a new procedure for obtaining a permanent status card and British nationality. This came into effect on the 30thMay 2018 and replaces the previous procedure (which…
On Friday 20th April, the Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) hosted a panel on the topic of Legal Aid and the Future of Free Access to Justice. Speakers included Richard Burgon, MP for Leeds East and Shadow Justice Secretary, Joe Mensah-Dankwah, Partner at Foresters Solicitors and board member of Black Solicitors Network, Siobhan Taylor-Ward, Young Legal Aid…
“I want to offer my support to the Greater Manchester Law Centre. “Why? Because law centres around the country, and I established one in my own constituency 30 years ago, provide essential legal advice to people but more importantly they raise awareness about peoples legal rights and campaign on issues that affect the local community.…
Press Release Issued 18th April 2018 The Greater Manchester Law Centre, Disabled People Against the Cuts, Acorn Tenants’ Union, Unite Community Union and the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People carried out a day of action in Manchester city centre today, demanding that no one faces eviction as a result of delays to Universal Credit…
Changes are being made to housing possession court duty schemes, which provide on-the-day advice and advocacy at court to people facing eviction. The Law Centres network has been granted permission to challenge the Ministry of Justice over these changes. Read full coverage in the Law Gazette here. Below, GMLC volunteer Robert Povall explains the…