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…
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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…
I was drowning in debt and she helped me sort it out
‘After my contract work finished, I had an eleven months’ wait to get my benefits sorted, which was a very long period with no income. I didn’t have any savings because I’d been living on breadline anyway, and I started getting into…