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- South West London Law Centres - Legal Aid reforms forces closure
Changes to the way that Legal Aid is funded is having a devastating impact on the viability of Law Centres, Citizens Advice Bureaux and other independent advice agencies. These organisations operate in the charity and voluntary sector provide representation for vulnerable people. They are a small but dedicated band of professionals and volunteers who challenge the State on behalf of the vulnerable, using the law to hold the powerful to account and to protect people’s rights from abuse. They work long hours, for little or no financial reward. They work for you. And they are being destroyed before our eyes. - Protecting Fundamental Rights - Telling it as it is…
Protecting Fundamental Rights – the keynote theme of this year’s annual Conference – brought Law Centres from across the country together at their national forum to discuss how key social policies are affecting individuals and communities. As Chair John Fitzpatrick says ‘ we can tell it as it is. Law Centres are superbly placed to gauge how policies are impacting on the ground – we are at the centre of communities. This year is a crossroads in some important areas of change – including immigration and legal aid. - New Director for LCF - Julie Bishop
The Law Centres Federation announces the appointment of Julie Bishop as its new Director. Ms Bishop will take up her post on 18th February 2008. - Immigration: Law Centres Protecting Fundamental Rights Conference
Protecting Fundamental Rights is the keynote theme of this year's Law Centres Annual Conference in London on 23rd / 24th November. The Conference will focus on immigration, especially individual rights. Law Centres are concerned that while wider debates on this issue continue, fundamental rights of immigrants are in danger of being eroded and must be protected. - WASP Project National Conference
South Manchcester Law Centre is hosting a conference on 7th December at the Chancellors Conference Centre in Manchester about a study of Women Asylum Seekers from Pakistan who seek refugee protection in the UK against domestic violence. - Attorney General to open new Law Centre offices
On 2nd October, Lambeth Law Centre’s new offices will be opened by Rt Hon Baroness Scotland QC, the Attorney General. - Possession Prevention Project April 2004 - April 2007
An overview of the Project published in September 2007 - Law Awards of Scotland 2007
Recognition for Govan Law Centre in Glasgow was given when they received two awards at the Law Awards of Scotland dinner held on 16th September. The Law Centre was awarded the Chairman’s Award sponsored by the LexisNexis Visualfiles and Solicitor of the Year went to Mike Dailly, the Law Centre’s managing partner. - Not for Profit legal advice gets a boost in Advice Week
The Law Centres Federation and AdviceUK joined forces this week with a leading IT company to provide a cutting edge solution to support free social welfare legal advice for the public. AdvicePRO, a web based, 24/7 case management system, will ease the job of independent advice organisations and Law Centres – helping them to provide much needed advice for people in need. - Rights in Progress - Third edition
Guide to the Human Rights Act. Rights in Progress published by Law Centre (Northern Ireland) aims to tackle some misconceptions about human rights laws and explain how the Act can be used to advance people's civic, economic and social rights.
