The Law Centres Network (LCN) is crowdfunding for £2,500 to bring a legal challenge against the Ministry of Justice’s planned changes to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme, a key service for preventing evictions and homelessness. It has been granted permission to proceed with a judicial review. The planned changes, due to come into force in the autumn, would consolidate the current 117 schemes across the country into a smaller number of much larger ones. The LCN director Julie Bishop says this would make it harder for people to seek help when faced with eviction or follow-on problems.
19 April 2018
Help the Law Centres Network
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
