Tower Hamlets Law Centre

Legal aid barrister paid £7 an hour Bar chief Barbara Mills urges government to increase legal aid rates and establish a pay review body.

‘The people working within the system are collapsing and this cannot be ignored or tolerated.’

A new report by The Bar Council exposes the extent to which lawyers are having to work, and overwork, for little or no pay.

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mployment Tribunal Judges have written and produced a series of videos to help you if you are bringing a claim to an Employment Tribunal or defending a claim that has been made against you.

Click here for the videos:

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Congratulations to our hardworking and dedicated Housing Caseworker Oliver Moore on starting his Level 7 apprenticeship with Damar training, generously funded by Covington & Burling LLP through the Apprenticeship Levy scheme. Best of luck in your studies!

Read about how we are helping #queenmaryuniversityoflondon final year law students to support vulnerable clients at PIP hearings.

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Read how we helped Kerry get the support she needed after being unfairly evicted #AccesstoJustice
www.thlc.co.uk/client-stories#kerry.

To support our work donate via our CAF page: cafdonate.cafonline.org/19578#!/Dona...

Lunchtime cribbage at the law centre... perfect for recharging our batteries!

Read how we helped Pamela and her unborn child get the support she needed when her council abandoned her. #AccesstoJustice
www.thlc.co.uk/client-stories#pamela.

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Tower Hamlets Law Centre were present at a special lunch yesterday to celebrate the #10kblackinterns programme. Hazel, our interns, has moved to pastures new - so all the best to her!

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The government has committed to co-producing the upcoming Timms Review with disabled people.

But for co-production to be conducted meaningfully, we have four recommendations. With @turn2us.org.uk and 16 other charities, LCN has written to the Minister for Social Security and Disability. 👇

Farewell to our intern Hazel Ramogi, who has done much to assist the law centre during her short time here.

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Meet the co-ordinators of the RISE (Rights, Information, Support, Empowerment) project and read about the project's achievements #AccesstoJustice

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Our public education project RISE is in full swing! We have we also started receiving deliveries of food ingredients from a local producer, so people who attend our sessions can take away free ingredients to cook at home. #AccesstoJustice

Thank you to everyone who took part in the #londonlegalwalk this year, and who donated to Tower Hamlets Law Centre. We're delighted that we hit out target and then some, raising well over a thousand pounds! #accesstojustice

London Legal Walk 2025 Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2025 London Legal Walk. We will be taking on 10km on Tuesday 17th June to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal advice. Ou

One week to go before the #LondonLegalWalk! Please sponsor our walkers via our page:

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RISE (Rights Information Support Empowerment), our public education project, is again recruiting volunteers. Point your phone on the new pink QR code to find out more and get involved! #AccesstoJustice

The news this week concerning Halfron Tower, where residents were trapped when their lift broke down, helps illustrate the importance of a local law centre fighting Tower Hamlets residents’ corner when needed.

If you are facing issues around your housing, please contact us on 020 7538 4909.

Ilie sought to apply under the EU settlement scheme but was hampered by his criminal background, low literacy and a history of rough sleeping. Read his story here:
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Donate to our CAF account to support more people like Ilie:
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We are delighted to announce that the Tower Hamlets Law Centre has been awarded a fantastic three year grant from the Julia Rausing Trust in support of our work. Visit or website for more details:

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RISE (Rights, Information, Support, Empowerment) - THLC Supporting Tower Hamlets residents to know their legal rights To access the sessions or contact the organisers of RISE, please email: risecommunityproject@gmail.com.

Take a look at our new dedicated webpage for the RISE (Rights, Information, Support, Empowerment) project, helping people understand their legal rights. #AccesstoJustice

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As we celebrate 50 years, come read the history of Tower Hamlets Law Centre in our new Publications section:

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We are proud to be part of this programme:

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Read Anna's story here:
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London Legal Walk 2025 Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2025 London Legal Walk. We will be taking on 10km on Tuesday 17th June to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal advice. Ou

It's that time of year again! This year's #londonlegalwalk is on Tuesday 17 June and Tower Hamlets Law Centre is sending a team of walkers to traipse across central London. Please give generously using the link below!

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Donut charts which show: •Law Centres make up 12% of immigration legal aid providers •Law Centres make up 12% of public law legal aid providers •Law Centres make up 15% of local housing legal aid providers •23% of housing duty desks are operated by Law Centres •Law Centres make up 36% of discrimination legal aid providers •Law Centres make up 53% of welfare benefits legal aid providers

Law Centres make up 53% of welfare benefits legal aid providers. They see the benefits system at its cruellest and most dysfunctional. With the government's disability benefits cuts, they deplore another step in the wrong direction.

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Local authority agrees to make adjustments to Care Act accommodation for severely disabled wheelchair user after High Court grants permission to challenge suitability | Garden Court Chambers Isaac Ricca-Richardson of the Garden Court Community Care Law Team was instructed by Oliver Moore of Tower Hamlets Law Centre.

A good news story for one of our clients, for whom we and our partners Garden Court Chambers secured vital disability adjustments making his home fit for his needs.

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Tower Hamlets Law Centre welcomes the news that the rogue landlords responsible for the overcrowding at Maddocks House have been convicted and fined.

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It's only with your generous support that we can continue to support people like Khalifa. Donate to the law centre here: cafdonate.cafonline.org/19578#!/Dona...

Read Khalifa's story here: thlc.co.uk/client-stori...

Inside the economics of temporary accommodation Although temporary accommodation now costs the taxpayer more than £2bn a year, spending on this type of housing remains largely unexamined. Inside Housing and the i newspaper joined forces to find out...

Illuminating new investigation from @insidehousing.bsky.social and @theipaper.com.

The UK's chronic lack of social housing is causing misery for #homeless families while lining the pockets of private companies.

Where is the government's plan to fix this?
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Our Employment Solicitor is holding a one-off training and information session on employment law aimed at people who want to self-represent.

Visit our website for full details: thlc.co.uk/calling-all-...