We undertake most types of civil litigation and dispute resolution but specialise in housing social care, welfare benefits and challenges to central and local government.
We use interpreters when necessary but our lawyers and support staff include fluent speakers in Spanish and, Portuguese.
We have particular expertisespecialise in:
- Representing people with mental health problems or who are mentally incapacitated
- The rights of migrant workers and their families including EU law
Our work includes rights to Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payments, Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Job-Seeker's Allowance and Universal Credit. We represent claimants in disputes with the DWP in judicial review proceedings.
We help homeless people to obtain housing, work with tenants to prevent eviction, to claim housing benefit, to obtain repairs and compensation and to contest service charges.
WE ACT FOR TENANTS OVER:
- Repairs and compensation
- Possesion and eviction
- Rent, housing benefit and service charges
- Tenancy and leasehold provision
Publicly funded legal aid is available for most of this work on passing a means test
We work with sick and disabled people, children, young people and their families to obtain social services
WE ACT OVER:
- Provision for disabled children
- Care support at home
- Social care
- Home adaptations
- Children leaving care
- Decisions over where to live
- Rehousing
- Support to destitute migrant families
Publicly funded legal aid is available for most of this work on passing a means test
