Legal aid: Justice Denied?
GMLC volunteer Alex Feery puts legal aid cuts in context, by challenging the presumptions and attitudes framing debates on access to justice. The Government’s operating assumption behind legal aid…
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.
Another successful challenge to government welfare policy
by GMLC volunteer Alex McColl R (Johnson & Ors) v SSWP [2019] EWHC 23 (Admin) In January this year, four single mothers won a case in the High Court against…
Public Space Protection Orders: ‘outright ridiculous to deeply unjust’
Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) were introduced by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 as part of a toolkit given to Local Authorities to help them tackle anti-social…
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…
A frontline volunteer perspective: “We must do more than scrabble to meet the need”
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. You can see the full January edition here. This month, GMLC volunteer Arwa Graf gives her perspective of GMLC’s work…
“What made me first want to study law is the same thing that makes me want to succeed in becoming a social welfare lawyer”
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. You can see the full December edition here. This month, GMLC volunteer Alex McColl writes about what drives him as an…
Abolish Section 21: the perspective of a court advocate
November 15th 2018 is the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Housing Act becoming law. The Act has faced widespread criticism for undermining private renters’ rights by reducing legal minimum tenancies…
DWP to refund over £970m to ESA claimants underpaid since 2011, and another £700m moving forwards
By Robert Povall. Robert is a Campaign Volunteer with GMLC. He has just commenced the BPTC at the University of Law and is passionate about making a difference. He wants…
You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs? (Buxton) v DWP 2018 case review
“The Judge did not see any breach of the public sector duty in the balancing of value for money and service provision for disabled people. ‘Value for money’ continues to…
Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy
By Brocho Nemetsky Brocho is a volunteer at the GMLC. She is interested in learning about our rights, and helping others to do the same. She works as a paralegal…