Kirklees Citizens Advice & Law Centre

Our website and enquiry form are now back up and running!

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

www.kcalc.org.uk/contact-us

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Please contact us on 0808 278 7896 if you need to get in touch with us.

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Our closing date is Monday 3rd February - find out more at www.kcalc.org.uk/get-involved!

⭐KCALC are recruiting!

We're looking for a Data and Communications Administrator to join our team - find out more at www.kcalc.org.uk/get-involved!

⭐KCALC are recruiting!

We're looking for a Data and Communications Administrator to join our team - find out more at www.kcalc.org.uk/get-involved!

Our Desmond Rutledge & Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) represented the Respondent, Mr Arrbab in the Ct of Appeal, instructed by Joe Power of @kirkleescalc.bsky.social.

The legal team involved in the case won ‘Most Outstanding Impact Award’ for their work at the Citizens Advice Awards 2024.

KCALC will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday, December 24, and will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Our contact centre will be closed on Tuesday 24th December.

We wish all our clients and partners a safe and relaxing festive break.

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MoJ mulls costs protection for discrimination claims Call for evidence comes four years after judicial review case was lost by disability campaigner.

Legal costs and the costs risks involved are one of the major barriers to people bringing discrimination claims. QOCS for County Court claims would be helpful. Our view is that there should be a similar arrangement for Employment Tribunals in discrimination cases.

MoJ mulls costs protection for discrimination claims Call for evidence comes four years after judicial review case was lost by disability campaigner.

This would be a great step forward (especially re reasonable adjustments cases) if it happens www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-mul...

Legal aid fees to rise by at least 10% for immigration and housing work Ministers to make announcement after lawyer action over low rates in England and Wales, which have caused backlog

We welcome a positive signal from the government that they recognise the unsustainable funding of Legal Aid, but we also register concern that this still leaves us at the same level of fees as in 1996. Even this 10% increase will be entirely wiped out by increases to salaries and employers NICs

KCALC is now on Bluesky! ⛅

You can reach us by:

🟢 Calling us on 0808 278 7896, 09:00-13:00 Mon-Fri

🔴 Going online via our Contact Us form - www.kcalc.org.uk/contact-us

🔵 Visiting our Dewsbury drop in on Mondays and Tuesdays between 09:30 and 15:00.

For more information, visit www.kcalc.org.uk