The State We’re In: summary of JUSTICE’s new report
GMLC campaign volunteer Eleni Founta summarises JUSTICE’s new report into threats and challenges to the rule of law and access to justice, published in September 2023. JUSTICE is a cross…
The GMLC grew out of a protest against cuts to services offering free legal advice and representation. In recent years the right to legal aid has been subject to permanent assault by successive governments. As a result people have been left without advice and support when they need it most, putting them at the risk of poverty, homelessness and unemployment. On this page you can find out all the latest news from the struggle to restore legal aid.
Callout for submissions to Access to Justice exhibition
Are you an artist? Do you want to contribute to a community exhibition on access to justice? Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) is a not-for-profit provider of legal advice to…
Access to the legal profession: the SQE and its discontents
GMLC campaign volunteer Mary Horobin gives her opinion on the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which she is currently studying towards, and considers its effects on access to justice and…
‘We are at crisis point’: housing advice organisations call on policy-makers to take urgent action
Below is the text of an open letter written by Shelter and GMLC, signed by a range of housing and legal organisations across the Greater Manchester region. This was sent…
‘Access denied’: a new report from the Bar Council
GMLC campaign volunteer Avaia Nightingale Williams summarises the findings of the Bar Council’s report on the state of justice following 10 years of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of…
Student social welfare careers event at the University of Manchester
From 6 – 8pm on 8 December 2022, GMLC and the University of Manchester Pro Bono Society will be holding a careers event in the Williamson Law Common Room. Anyone…
The importance of access to justice in the cost-of-living crisis
GMLC campaign volunteer Mary Horobin explains why a lack of access to justice has real impacts on people experiencing difficulties because of the rising cost of living, and suggests policy…
No more acting up: the dangers of the Public Order Bill
In this article, GMLC campaign volunteer leads Jacob Quested Khan and Avaia Nightingale Williams consider the Public Order Bill and highlight the key issues it raises, as well as the…
Unfairly dismissed during Covid: Lisa’s story
Image: Lisa prepares paperwork for her Tribunal claim. GMLC’s Kate Bradley spoke to Lisa Murray, a successful Litigant in Person. Earlier this year, she won an unfair dismissal claim at…
The Bill of Rights: what does it mean for human rights?
GMLC campaign volunteer Judy Sutton analyses the government’s plan to scrap and replace the Human Rights Act 1998, explaining the proposed changes and why they are a risk to all…