GMLC campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams summarises the findings of the Bar Council’s 2024 report on public funding of the justice system, ‘Justice Short-Changed‘. The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders…
Recently, the human rights organisation Liberty took a case against the Home Office to challenge the last government’s changes to protest law to define ‘serious disruption’ as any disruption which…
GMLC employment campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams summarises the recent report by Unite the Union on profiteering. What is profiteering? Profiteering occurs when companies take advantage of crises or…
The Election Charter below is Greater Manchester Law Centre’s perspective on what policy-makers could do in the next government to improve the lives of low-income residents of Greater Manchester. Greater…
After attending the launch of a new report by Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) and Boaz Trust, GMLC campaign volunteer Deborah Okyere summarises its findings and the insights the…
As Serious Disruption Prevention Orders come into force in Britain, GMLC campaign volunteer lead Jacob Quested Khan updates us on the Act as it now stands, and the risk the…
Following the publication of his new book Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis (2024, Verso), GMLC interviewed housing barrister Nick Bano about housing issues, including rent controls, what…
In this article, GMLC employment campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams discusses the recent proposal to reintroduce fees in the Employment Tribunal and analyses how this will clash with a previous ruling…
GMLC’s Judy Sutton looks at the real-world effects of the freeze on housing benefits since 2020 – and why this must be changed urgently. With additions and context by Kate…
In this article, GMLC employment campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams explores recent updates and decisions impacting employment rights in the UK, as well as considering some upcoming or ongoing…