Wednesday, 22 June 2011

This attack on legal aid is an attack on justice

Thirty years ago, I brought together local people and progressive lawyers to form the second Community Law Centre in Britain, still going strong to this day. The centre has been a lifeline for those in need of legal advice and representation, challenging public authorities – such as when we won the battle to change building regulations following the tragic death of a young husband, trapped in a high-rise Stonebridge estate flat because there was no way out of his burning flat.

Read the full story at the Guardian

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