Why Judicial Review needs to be protected
Judicial review is a key form of legal claim that enables people to challenge unfair government policies or breaches of human rights. This government’s Judicial Review Bill is an attack…
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.
Families failed by a decade of legal cuts: repeal LASPO now!
GMLC campaign volunteer lead Hoejong Jeong looks at the legacy of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in the family courts, which has left three quarters…
APPG’s Long Covid report and findings: do they go far enough?
On 30 November 2021, GMLC gave expert evidence on Long Covid, employment and welfare rights to the APPG on Coronavirus. Latest estimates suggest 1.5m people in the UK are living…
Algorithmic injustice: an interview with Rick Burgess from GMCDP
Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) are currently taking legal action against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to highlight the potential discrimination in their algorithm for detecting…
Guidance on keeping workplaces safe from Covid from March 2022
From 1 April 2022, many of the measures designed to control the spread of Covid across England will be removed. Despite this, Covid continues to exist, and in addition to…
What would you change about the benefits system?
We are collecting information from our wider networks about their priorities for changing the benefits system. We are looking for people who have had recent experience of using the benefits…
GMLC accredited by Zero Hours Justice campaign
Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) has now been accredited as a No Zero Hours Employer. This is in recognition of the fact that we do not employ any of our…
#KillTheBill: interview with protest lawyer Simon Pook
GMLC has been opposing the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill as part of the Kill the Bill Coalition in Greater Manchester. The PCSC Bill is a severe threat…
Stop the PCSC Bill before it stops (and searches) you!
As the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill reaches its final stages in Parliament, GMLC volunteer contributor Jess Roper reflects on the significance of its controversial stop and search…
“You’re constantly worrying about losing your job”
Employers are legally obliged to provide reasonable adjustments for employees with a disability that meets legal criteria, including medium to long-term mental health conditions. Many of the people who call…