Press Releases

LCF press releases are listed here
  • Law Centres Federation welcomes new partnership for Law Centres
    The Law Centres Federation (LCF) today welcomed Lord Bach’s announcement of a new pilot which will help to strengthen all Law Centres’ ability to assist vulnerable people.
  • Court of Appeal upholds landmark disability access case
    Disabled man wins fight for access to his local branch of Royal Bank of Scotland. Bank must now install access for wheelchair users
  • 18-year-old disabled man takes on Royal Bank of Scotland in landmark appeal case
    An 18-year-old man will take his fight for access to his local branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to the Court of Appeal today, Tuesday 10 November.
  • Children and young people denied their rights as one million fail to get legal advice every year
    Over one million children and young people annually are not getting the legal advice they need warns a campaign launched today, Monday 26 October 2009, by four leading advice charities.
  • New Technology is wrong way to reach recession-hit Young People
    Twittering and telephone services are not the way to reach young people in desperate need of advice about homelessness, unemployment and debt, according to a report published today by Youth Access and the Law Centres Federation.
  • Ministry announces study of local legal advice services

    The Law Centres Federation has welcomed the Ministry of Justice's announcement that a study will be undertaken into the funding and provision of local legal advice. The Government is keen to assess how recent legal aid reforms and any wider changes to the way in which local advice agencies are funded, have affected the provision of services. The aim is to identify, bring together and analyse the available evidence across England and Wales. The study will examine:

      The impact of the recession and the demand for civil legal advice;

      The impact of civil legal advice fixed fees on local providers - financially and in terms of the type of work they are taking on;

      The initial experience of Community Legal Advice Centres, including the impact on other providers in the area;

      Trends in funding from sources other than the Community Legal Service, including local authority funding, national lottery funding, charities, central government departments, and others.

  • Gordon Brown celebrates Law Centre hero
    Patrick Friel from Streetwise Community Law Centre was celebrated today as one of Gordon Brown’s ‘heroes’ at the launch of his book Britain’s Everyday Heroes. Patrick is one of thirty three ‘heroes’ from all over the UK whose commitment to a cause has informed and inspired the Prime Minister.
  • Turn Back Jack !
    As part of their continuing campaign against legal aid changes, Law Centres held open days across the country 13th July to discuss with politicians and members of the public how the proposed reforms of legal aid will impact on local communities
  • Justice Access Denied
    Law Centres and clients protest against legal aid proposals
  • Constitutional Affairs Committee Report welcomed by Law Centres
    The Constitutional Affairs Committee published their final report on the government's Legal Aid plans on 1st May 2007. The LCF has welcomed their findings.
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