Public funding for justice: A letter from Michael Mansfield QC
GMLC Patron and radical lawyer Michael Mansfied has worked on some of the most well-known human rights cases, such as his most recent work which saw him assist the families…
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.
Andy Burnham MP visits Greater Manchester Law Centre
On Friday afternoon we had the pleasure of welcoming Andy Burnham MP to the Greater Manchester Law Centre. Andy has long expressed his support for our campaign and has often…
Westminster General Election announced – what will the parties say about legal aid?
In the last few years, people have faced greater and greater hardship as a result of cuts in benefits, rising homelessness, uncertainties at work and escalating racism. Meanwhile legal aid,…
Women’s Legal Rights – worth fighting for then, worth fighting for now
Charlotte Hughes paid a moving tribute to Caroline Sheridan, English social reformer and author, in a feature article in The People’s Daily Morning Star on the 12th April. Caroline Sheridan’s…
“Access to justice is no longer a worker’s right, but a luxury.”
Laws that cost too much to enforce are phoney laws. A civil right that people can’t afford to use is no right at all. And a society that turns justice…
PCS to launch an alternative vision for the justice system
Everyone with an interest in promoting access to justice should come along to the launch of a new report commissioned by PCS, at the House of Commons, on 22 February.…
“Free legal aid at Manchester’s ‘courageous’ new law centre”
Original article published by BBC News. The centre is one of three in the ten Greater Manchester boroughs, alongside Bury and Rochdale A top barrister praised a “courageous” new…
Interim report of Bach Commission on Access to Justice published
Our patron, Lord Willy Bach, recently published an interim report on the current state of access to justice and some policy recommendations for the future.
The beginning of the end for appeal hearings?
By Giles Elliott (originally posted here) Did you know the government is currently consulting on wide-ranging proposals to reform the UK’s justice system? If not, you could easily be forgiven:…