Law Centres

Newcatle Law Centre is delivering specialist legal advice in North East England. The Newcastle Law Centre is an independent, not for rofit, specialist legal practice based in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. They offer specialist legal advice and assistance to the local people, not just in Newcastle upon Tyne but across the whole of North East of England. What can be offered to the clients depends on the individual funding criteria for different projects, but the sevices are targeted to people with low incomes. 

Southwark Law Centre is a registered charity and are goverened by a trustee board of local residents. They do not provide a drop in service or provide general information for the oublic. They tedn to take referrals from other agencies - for example, advice centres, councillors, social workers and community groups.

Central London Law Centre provides a free, accessible, client centred legal; advice service to people who are resident or who work in Greater London, including telephone advice. 

Priority will be given to:

A - those living or working in the Central London catchment area which includes Covent Graden, China Town, Soho, Fitzrovia, Holborn and West End. 

B - people living in an area of Greater London where there is no other advice service available. 

Essex Law Clinic is based on University's Colchester Campus. We are open for appointments all year round (with limited service between April and October) on campus or on outreaches (Colchester, Jaywick...)

Free and confidential advice

Members of the public, students and University staff can use the Essex Law Clinic to get free initial advice about a legal problem they are facing. We offer clients an initial consultation to find out their legal position and advise them on what steps they can take to remedy the issues.

We operate by appointment and an initial assessment, which is made by the Clinic Manager, in order to find out whether we can help. Clients are then asked to attend an appointment and bring with them all relevant documentation relating to their legal issue.

All legal advice and assistance is given in the strictest confidence.

Central London Law Centre provides a free, accessible, client centred legal advice service to people who are resident or who work in Greater London, including telephone advice Priority will be given to

A - those living or working in our local area of Central London (Covent Garden, China Town, Soho, Fitzrovia, Holborn and the West End) and

B - people living in an area of Greater London where there is no other advice service available

The Law Centre works towards the relief of poverty, suffering and distress by providing legal advice and assistance to low paid and unemployed persons on legal matters in the following areas of law:

Housing law   To try to help homeless people and tenants find or keep decent, affordable and secure housing.

Debt To prevent and reduce poverty by providing clients, living or working in the designated catchment area, who are experiencing multiple debt problems with debt advice, budgeting assistance and education.

Immigration law   To protect the rights and quality of life of refugees/asylum seekers and others whose lives are affected by immigration legislation.