I appreciate her hard work from the bottom of my heart
Sami,* a former translator who worked with American and Allied forces in Afghanistan, is a client of our immigration team. He came to the UK in 2016, claimed asylum and…
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1000s of Londoners affected by SWEP
Today, Friday 26.11.21, the Greater London Authority (GLA) has activated its SWEP protocol. STEP stands for Severe Weather Emergency Protocol and is the mechanism used to reduce deaths on our…
Match-funding for our crisis fund
The National Emergencies Trust Local Action Fund has kindly agreed to match all donations up to £250 to our crisis fund until 15 December 2021. To make a donation to…
Money Advice Team shortlisted for DFL’s Debt Team of the Year Award
We are delighted to announce that our Money Advice Team, led by Roni Marsh (pictured), has been shortlisted for Debt Free London’s Debt Team of the Year Award 2021. We…
Community mapping for social justice
There are many different types of mapping. I am not talking about the maps that exist to maintain power, or land division. I am talking about community mapping, so we…
Talk Money Week 2021
Talk Money Week runs from 8 to 12 November and is an annual opportunity to get people talking about all aspects of money such as debt, budgeting, sorting out finances,…
Legal advice is needed.
It is easily said and harder to do. When a situation is overwhelming terms like “self help” and “empowerment” can be suffocating. Expert legal advice must always be available. This…
Words cannot describe how relieved and happy I am to have contacted you
‘Fifteen years ago I was in a relationship with a man who had a history of mental health issues and drug abuse. If I’d known then what I know now…
Pro Bono Week 2021
Pro Bono Week is an annual opportunity to celebrate the amazing contribution made by volunteer lawyers in enabling people to access justice. We run one of the largest pro bono…
Plans to scrap privacy laws
Open Rights Group held a briefing meeting this week on data discrimination highlighting Government plans to scrap GDPR privacy laws will unleash data discrimination against workers, children, students and more –…