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Dan Abel
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Supervising Solicitor Cumbria Law Centre | Chair Cumbria Junior Lawyers Division | 🏳️‍🌈 he/him | All views my own🌹
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2025 LALY awards are GO! 🚀🚀
Nominations now open for the only awards dedicated to celebrating the life-changing work of legal aid lawyers.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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"Legal aid is the stone that successive governments have left unturned when looking at alleviating poverty."

Last year, Law Centres saved the government an estimated £172 million. With sustainable funding, they could do a whole lot more.
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Law Centres: Poor relations
At a time of historically high demand, law centres starved of funds have been closing their doors. Supply and demand are heading in opposite directions, reports Catherine Baksi.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Supporting LGBTQ+ people with problems related to housing, employment and immigration.

Pride Beats Prejudice is a new free legal advice clinic from Tower Hamlets Law Centre.

Find our more and keep an eye out for 2025 clinic dates!
👉 www.pridebeatsprejudice.com
A quote from Tower Hamlets Law Centre chief executive, Martin South, which reads: “It will be one of the few law clinics in the country focused on helping LGBTQ+ people assert their rights at a time when they face a growing backlash, ensuring vulnerable LGBTQ+ people know they don't have to fight their battles alone.” Larger text below which reads: “Pride Beats Prejudice.”
December 9, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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Law Centres now make up over 1 in 7 of housing #LegalAid providers and nearly 1 in 8 of immigration legal aid providers.

See what LCN and Law Centres are achieving together—all in our new annual review.
👉 www.lawcentres.org.uk/news/the-val...
A graphic titled: “A bigger footprint” Text which reads: "Nearly all Law Centres hold legal aid contracts" A donut chart which shows: •Currently, Law Centres make up 3% of all civil legal aid providers Text which reads: "However, they also make up:" 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 Text which reads: "LCN supports Law Centres to bid for legal aid contracts and optimise them" Text which reads: "Law Centres: public service lawyering"
December 4, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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Lovely day in London with my partner and parents to celebrate graduating from The College of Legal Practice
LLM in Legal Practice.

Pleased to have graduated with a Distinction and, more importantly, to have been admitted as a solicitor along the way.
Sign reading 'Regent's University London' Photo of my father, me and my mother. Photo of my partner and I. Photo of certificate reading "Graduation Ceremony. 3rd December 2024. Congratulations to Daniel Abel on your Graduation from The College of Legal Practice".
December 3, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Rumour has it that the Renters' Right Bill will be published next week, and also first reading. Then second reading after conference season and progressing onwards. So, could be done before the end of the year.
September 6, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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It was lovely to receive a card from colleagues at Cumbria Law Centre this week to celebrate a year since I was admitted as a solicitor.

Bonus point for finding a card featuring a giraffe!
August 31, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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nearlylegal.co.uk
Oh dear. This is not good, particularly the apparent lack of licensing, poor conditions for tenants, & apparently a blanket ‘no DSS’ policy, which is unlawful. (The conflict of interest bit doesn’t really make sense, as would be LHA/UC paid by DWP, not HB from council)
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'Ants are everywhere': Labour MP's tenants reveal state of flats
Jas Athwal rents properties with black mould and ant infestations, the BBC discovers.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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August 16, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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August 16, 2024 at 1:26 PM