Social Security not Sanctions: Our latest Law Society Messenger Column
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. You can see the full June edition here. This month, GMLC volunteer Edmund Potts analyses the recent announcement that the…
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.
PCS members “cannot stand idly by while ministers make the job of supporting claimants impossible”
Large and lively picket lines have marked the start of a 2-day strike by Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union members at Walsall and Wolverhampton Universal Credit service centres taking…
Manchester’s PSPO consultation: where we are now
By GMLC volunteer Cecilia Correale What is the PSPO? Manchester City Council are proposing to give themselves new powers using a PSPO. Under these powers any “authorised person” including a…
GMLC speaking at: Young Legal Aid Lawyers Big News Insight Night
We will not allow legal aid cuts to be the death of the social welfare lawyer. We fight for the restoration of legal aid, and we are a home for…
Celebrating May Day across Greater Manchester
May Day is international workers’ day. The campaign to start a new law centre in Greater Manchester was supported by the trade union movement. We work to support and promote strong…
The end of Section 21 evictions
In the Greater Manchester Law Centre Manifesto, launched on 11th April, we demanded the abolition of Section 21. Section 21 notices enable landlords to take possession of a property let at…
Legal aid: Justice Denied?
GMLC volunteer Alex Feery puts legal aid cuts in context, by challenging the presumptions and attitudes framing debates on access to justice. The Government’s operating assumption behind legal aid…
Judge rules against Salford homeless shelter appeal
Support the shelter residents: Join the feeder march to the Salford May Day parade, from the shelter to the official march Saturday 4th May 11:30am, march from 169 Church Street, Eccles…
“Catastrophic” Housing Advice Deserts Exposed
Earlier this year, our volunteers reviewed the Legal Aid statistics published by Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency, which indicate that the number of solicitor firms providing civil Legal Aid…
Greater Manchester Law Centre Manifesto Launch: “Solidarity, not sympathy!”
On Thursday, 11th April, we launched our manifesto at a public event. The event was packed. 150 people were in attendance: students, advisers, lawyers and community groups, old and new friends.…