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Justice is a health intervention: sometimes, NHS patients need legal assistance as part of their treatment. ⚖️🩺
Law Centre health justice partnerships across the country are seeing great outcomes for both patients and public services.
Hope looks different depending on who you are.
For a family facing eviction, it's a solicitor who picks up the phone. For someone whose benefits have been stopped, it's an adviser who understands the system. For a worker who's been treated unfairly, it's knowing they don't have to face it alone.
‘A giant of the legal aid world.’ ❤️
We’ll be forever grateful to Pip Salvador-Jones for her personal contribution to the Law Centres movement and lifelong dedication to access to justice.
Her brilliant legacy and everything that she built lives on.
Early legal advice works.
7 in 10 people who received government-backed early legal advice resolved their problems sooner and avoided going to court.
Fewer problems escalate into more complex and costly interventions—with individuals, public services and the taxpayer all benefitting.
This isn’t about NIMBY v YIMBY. It’s about appropriate development.
@southwarklawcentre.bsky.social has achieved a significant planning victory after a lengthy public inquiry. (1/2)
(2/2) Plans to redevelop a South London shopping centre will not go ahead after inspectors found the proposals failed to serve community needs.
The Law Centre is calling for a more inclusive approach to future development proposals.
Full story:
The UK care sector is a hotbed for worker exploitation.
A new report from @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social investigates the financialisation of care homes. 👇
That's what we're part of. That's why we're joining a #MillionActsOfHope
We joined a #MillionActsOfHope because we believe something simple: legal support is an act of hope.
When someone walks into a Law Centre feeling powerless and leaves with their rights protected—that's hope, made real.
This week, we're celebrating it. 💛
Beyond this week of action, people across the UK will keep showing up for their neighbours and their communities.
Law Centres will be there, too, fighting your corner when you’ve got nowhere else to turn.
We’re proud to be part of a #MillionActsOfHope.
Four out of 10 clients who obtained legal advice at their GPs’ surgeries reported that their issues were resolved within three months, according to new research.
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Other lives: Legal expert who worked at three London law centres before becoming director of Barking and Dagenham Citizens Advice
An investigation into the financialisation of care homes Today, the Public Interest Law Centre, Corporate Watch, and Good Jobs First, Violation Tracker UK, launched Careless Profiteering, a report…
In May 2026, community and faith groups, plus charities big and small, will come together to celebrate and inspire A Million Acts of Hope across Britain. There is far more that connects us than divide...
A government-funded early legal advice grant programme has enabled 70% of clients to resolve their problems at an early stage and avoid unnecessary court hearings.
Southwark Law Centre welcomes the dismissal of Berkeley Homes’ appeal relating to the proposed redevelopment of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham. This decision is an important moment for Peckham and for...
