The Law Centre will be taking part in the London Legal Support Trust sponsored walk again this year. This is a fantastic event, and helps us to raise much needed income to deliver services to the community.
We are very grateful to all of our supporters, and if you are able to help in this way, please visit our sponsorship page:- LLSTonline sponsorship
All contributions are very gratefully received and will help us make a real difference for clients.
The Law Centre’s Director was invited to speak at the launch of this new pamphlet, published by Goldsmiths, University of London and Unite the Union, along with Prof Marj Mayo, Steve Hynes of the Legal Action Group and the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Sadiq Khan.
The document sets out the impact of civil legal aid cuts and looks at possible solutions to improve access to justice.
The document can be downloaded here: http://www.unitetheunion.org/uploaded/documents/MagnaCartatoday11-22136.pdf
Our Director, Ruth Hayes, with Prof Marjorie Mayo (Emeritus Professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London)
Our Debt and Housing Teams are currently in the middle of a potential class action, representing a group of tenants against their social landlord. Tenants were lead to believe that their rent included payment for gas for heating and hot water via service charges. So when they were issued with bills almost 2 years after moving into their flats for thousands of pound, the tenants were exceptionally shocked!
Investigation into this matter found that the landlord had been wholly responsible for this mistake but yet were not accepting liability. The Islington Law Centre has taken an active role in supporting these tenants to ensure that they receive the appropriate compensation by the landlord. Watch this space for any developments and updates into this matter.
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