We’re awarded Legal Aid Law Firm of 2020
Our Law Centre has just been awarded the coveted Legal Aid Firm of the Year award 2020, for excellence in helping local people to understand their legal rights and get…
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BBC’s The One Show films our community advice clinic
Earlier this year, the BBC’s The One Show spent a day with us filming one of our free community advice clinics in Croydon. Broadcast in February, it showed 4 million…
Tom took on the Vitality half-marathon to raise £300 for justice
Tom was one of two runners who took part in the Vitality Big Half Marathon on 1 March to fundraise for us – together raising more than £300 to help…
We joined London’s 10,000 Steps for Justice
On 8 June several of our team walked a virtual 10,000 Steps for Justice – joining with hundreds of lawyers and supporters of justice across London. The Covid-19 pandemic is creating an…
I’ve found a new job and my life is back on track
Junaid came to the Law Centre for help after his employer stopped paying him properly – and then not at all – after Junaid tried to defend his team when their employer threatened…
We’re recruiting for housing solicitors and caseworkers
We’re looking for Housing solicitors/caseworkers to join our friendly and expert team. The roles will be based in either our Wandsworth or Kingston office, with travel to our other branch…
If I didn’t have this support, I would have been evicted
‘My rent arrears had built up because of Universal Credit problems. When I moved into my current property, I tried to change my address with Universal Credit, but they kept sending payments to my…
From the time I knew I could get this help, I’m feeling good
‘Before I came to the Law Centre, I was feeling destitute with a lot of debts. I wasn’t very well, and I had a big money problem. I was very stressed. ‘I found the team very helpful –…
I felt like an alien. I’d never want to feel like that again.
‘I applied for a new passport and the Home Office came back to me saying they couldn’t find anything to prove who I am or that I’d been here since I…
It would have been impossible for me to defend myself, without your help
‘I went to the supermarket one weekend and when I got back, I found my landlady was changing the locks of my door. I asked her what was going on and she said she didn’t want me to stay in the house, so she…