Whether it is advising clients or helping out at our campaigning and fundraising events, the dedication and enthusiasm of our fantastic volunteers is essential to everything we do. As a charity we are always looking for more volunteers to join our fight for free access to justice. On this page you can find the latest news on what our volunteers have been up to, and updates on ways in which you can get involved.
GMLC campaign volunteer Elliot Ross writes on the Universal Credit Bill currently making its way through Parliament, following a dramatic day in Parliament in June 2025 where significant concessions were…
GMLC campaign volunteer Mariam Hussain reflects on her research into the use of face recognition technologies at protests, arguing that we need legislation to clarify the legality of its use…
GMLC campaign volunteer Ella O’Sullivan reviews journalist John Pring’s new book The Department: How A Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence (2024). Content Warning: mentions of mental…
Today, GMLC releases our new research report, ‘Scrap the cap: the benefit cap in 2024 and why it needs to go‘. Following the release of the new benefit cap statistics…
GMLC campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams summarises the findings of the Bar Council’s 2024 report on public funding of the justice system, ‘Justice Short-Changed‘. The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders…
Recently, the human rights organisation Liberty took a case against the Home Office to challenge the last government’s changes to protest law to define ‘serious disruption’ as any disruption which…
GMLC employment campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams summarises the recent report by Unite the Union on profiteering. What is profiteering? Profiteering occurs when companies take advantage of crises or…
GMLC Campaign Volunteer Lead Eve McLaughlin summarises the May 2024 report released by the House of Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, which outlines the current government approach to…
After attending the launch of a new report by Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) and Boaz Trust, GMLC campaign volunteer Deborah Okyere summarises its findings and the insights the…
This year, Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) was proud to be nominated for a LawWorks Student Pro Bono Award for Best Contribution by a Team of Students. For many years,…