“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…
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.
Our cover story in the Law Society Messenger, LASPO Review: Deliberate Amnesia
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. This month, we were delighted to be asked to produce the cover story on the important topic of the LASPO review.…
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…
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,…
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…
Legal aid ‘decimated’: our response and analysis
Legal aid ‘decimated’ This week, one of the nation’s top news stories is a topic too often overlooked: the decimation of the Legal aid advice network. Legal disputes affect our homes,…
Counsel Magazine, “Extraordinary working lives: a day in the life as a legal aid lawyer”
This article by our chair, John Nicholson, was featured in Counsel Magazine, the monthly journal of the Bar of England and Wales. Extraordinary Working Lives: John Nicholson Free-access-to-justice campaigner…
Law Society Messenger: GMLC Providing Access to Justice
We are pleased to announce that article below features in a two-page spread by Julia Baskerville in this month’s Law Society Messenger, and we will have our own monthly column…
Manchester Meteor: Legal Aid and Access to Justice
We are pleased to be the focus of a feature article by Nick Nicholas Prescott in The Meteor, Manchester’s Independent Media, on the topic of Legal Aid and the wider context of…
The true cost of ‘advice deserts’ exposed
A report published last week by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Enforcing Human Rights, highlighted “grave concerns for access to justice, the rule of law, and enforcement of human…