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Ben Hoare Bell Solicitors
Cris McCurley, Partner at BHB Solicitors, has spent his entire career with Black and minority ethnic, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller clients who are experiencing domestic abuse, child abduction, interventions in families by social services, and has worked closely with NGOs who support these groups to provide a holistic service, support and culturally informed legal advice and services.
Areas served: Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Teeside
Main contact and job role: Cris McCurley, Partner and Head of International Family Law
Contact details
Address: Ouseburn Point, 40 Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1DR
Website: http://www.benhoarebell.co.uk
Tel: 0191 2752626
Bindmans LLP
Bindmans LLP are a highly successful London firm offering a range of specialist legal services. We are proud of our heritage, our people and our reputation for excellence and for being at the cutting edge of legal developments. Bindmans LLP teams work professionally, economically and creatively at the cutting edge of law, developing it to promote fairness and justice in the legal system and, where we can, in society.
Areas served: London
Contact details
Address: 236 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB
Website: https://www.bindmans.com/
Tel: 020 7833 4433
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 020 7837 9792
Bishop & Sewell LLP
Bishop & Sewell LLP offer a range of services for the individual including, but not limited to: bankruptcy and personal insolvency, litigation and dispute resolution, trusts, tax and estates, family relationships and divorce international matters, employment advice immigration law and property matters.
Areas served: London
Contact details
Address: 59-60 Russell Square, London, WC1B 4HP
Website: https://www.bishopandsewell.co.uk/contact-us/
Tel: 020 7631 4141
Cartridges Law
As a firm Cartridges Law are here for you when it matters. Our aim is to provide a different kind of legal service which is less formal and more approachable while remaining completely professional and achieving the best outcome for you.
Areas served: Devon
Contact details
Address: 46/47 Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1AS
Website: http://www.cartridgeslaw.co.uk/
Tel: 01392 256854
Email: [email protected]
Community Law Partnership – Travellers Advice Team
The Travellers Advice Team (TAT) at Community Law Partnership provides advice, assistance and representation to Gypsies and Travellers throughout England and Wales on issues to do with PSPOs, evictions, planning matters, matters involving rented sites, homelessness, cases involving boat dwellers and other related matters. TAT's service includes a dedicated Gypsy and Traveller Helpline.
Areas served: National
Main contact and job role: Parminder Sanghera - Solicitor
Contact details
Address: 4th Floor, Clarence Chambers 39 Corporation Street Birmingham B2 4LS
Website: http://www.communitylawpartnership.co.uk/our-services/gypsies-and-travellers
Tel: 01216858595
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 01212 365121
Couchman Hanson Solicitors
Mr Varinder Bhandal has a speciality in Emergency Injunctions and complex High Court Litigation including Judicial Reviews and Statutory Appeals on Planning matters under s288 and s289 of the TCPA 1990 most notably for the Traveller Communities based around the Country. He also regularly advises on harassment cases and deals with a variety of Children’s Act matters including Child Arrangement Orders and does get regular instruction from various Planners who work closely with the G&T community.
Areas served: National
Main contact and job role: Mr Varinder Bhandal - Solicitor
Contact details
Address: 2 Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6LT
Website: https://www.couchmanhanson.co.uk/
Tel: 01344 203217
Email: [email protected]
Cowans Solicitors LLP
Our Criminal Law department deals with all aspects of representation from police station to Magistrates' Court / Crown Court and to the Appeal Court if applicable. We hold a Legal Aid Contract in crime and can advise whether public funding (Legal Aid) may be available for your case.
Areas served: Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire
Main contact and job role: David Campbell, Criminal Defense Lawyer
Contact details
Address: Cowans Solicitors LLP, 333 Vale Road, Ash Vale, Surrey, GU12 5NH
Website: http://www.cowansdorking.co.uk/
Tel: Dorking:01306 886622 Ash Vale: 01252 947444
Email: [email protected]
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Fax: 01306 740183
Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors
Deighton Pierce Glynn is one of the leading public interest law firms in the UK . Their work includes: actions against police, discrimination and equality social services, inquests, information rights and judicial reviews.
Areas served: England & Wales
Contact details
Address: Deighton Pierce Glynn, 33 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BJ
Website: http://www.dpglaw.co.uk/
Tel: London:020 7407 0007 Bristol:0117 332 3598
Email: [email protected]
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Fax: 0117 370 1036
Guile Nicholas Solicitors (GN Law)
We are an independent law firm representing clients nationally from our offices in North Finchley, London and Tring, Hertfordshire.
Empathy, efficiency, and approachability are the qualities that lie at the heart of our work and our ethos is simple:
We listen to what our client has to say;
We give straightforward advice on the options available;
We listen to what our client wants to do.
Areas served: London and Hertfordshire
Main contact and job role: Suzette Jervier, Consultant Solicitor
Contact details
Address: 43 Lodge Lane, North Finchley, London N12 8JG
Website: https://www.gnlaw.co.uk/
Tel: London:20 8492 2290 Bedford: [email protected]
Hayston Development and Planning Ltd (Chartered)
Planning consultants actively working with Gypsy and Traveller communities. Specialising in applications in Wales.
Areas served: Wales
Main contact and job role: Andrew Vaughan-Harries, Director
Contact details
Address: The Planning Studio Hayston Bridge Johnston, Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire, SA62 3HJ
Website: https://www.haystonplanning.co.uk/
Tel: 01437 891 817, 07515 851 704
Email: [email protected]
Heald Nickinson Solicitors
Heald Nickinson Solicitors are the largest firm in the Surrey Heath area. On issues of family law Heald Nickinson Solicitors can advise on all aspects of the law relating to relationships from pre-nuptial agreements to separation, divorce, cohabitation, civil partnerships, domestic abuse, money and children.
Areas served: London, Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire
Main contact and job role: Clare Mortimer
Contact details
Address: Heald Nickinson Solicitors, Lansdowne House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3SY
Website: http://www.healdnickinson.co.uk/
Tel: 01276 680000
Henry Hyams Solicitors
In 1930 our founder Henry Hyams opened a small office in Leeds to serve the local community. Understanding the difficulties facing ordinary people and businesses he developed a general practice offering legal services with a strong emphasis on justice and fair play.
From that small office the business expanded to become a leading legal practice in Leeds city centre, building on an ethos of hard work and client focussed advice. Those core principles upon which Henry Hyams built his practice remain the focus of the service we provide today. Fast, efficient, yet caring, we will use all our skills, experience and resources to help you achieve the best possible outcome.
From personal injury to property; regulatory prosecution to driving offences; divorce to immigration, we offer the same high quality service to private and commercial clients alike.
Areas served: Leeds
Contact details
Address: Oxford House, Oxford Row, Leeds, LS1 3BE
Website: http://www.henryhyams.com/
Tel: 0113 243 2288
Email: [email protected]
Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors Ltd.
Hodge Jones & Allen has represented ordinary people caught up in the most extraordinary events for over four decades.
The philosophy at Hodge Jones & Allen has always been to enable individuals to gain access to justice where otherwise they might be denied it and this ethos remains as strong today as it did back then. We strive to right wrongs, achieve justice for all and resolve personal legal matters to get the very best result for our clients.
Areas served: London and Liverpool
Main contact and job role: Raj Parmar, Head of Sales & Marketing
Contact details
Address: 180 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2NB
Website: https://www.hja.net/
Tel: 03308224953
Email: [email protected]
Hopkin Murray Beskine
Hopkin Murray Beskine are an established solicitors firm providing professional services on the following: family and relationship breakdown, domestic violence, children, international family, becoming a parent, mediation and collaborative law, human rights, property disputes, landlord and tenant, and housing. The services works with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and families around issues of housing, public law and family law.
Areas served: London
Main contact and job role: Ann Bevington, Solicitor
Contact details
Address: Hopkin Murray Beskine The Ivories Unit 17, 6 – 18 Northampton Street, Islington, London N1 2HY
Website: http://www.hmbsolicitors.co.uk/
Tel: 020 7272 1234
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Fax: 020 7272 4050
Housing Rights
We help people with their housing and homelessness problems through our helplines and advice work. We use their experiences to bring change and improvements with our policy work. We educate and inform others working in the housing and advice sectors to help their clients. We improve lives by helping people to find and keep a home.
To do this we provide independent specialist advice, advocacy and support. We are steadfast in our determination to prevent homelessness and help people with housing problems. Through our work, we seek to influence, innovate and improve standards for everyone
Areas served: Northern Ireland
Contact details
Address: Housing Rights Skainos Centre 239 Newtownards Road Belfast, BT4 1AF
Website: https://www.housingrights.org.uk/
Tel: 02890245640
Howe & Co
Howe + Co is a partnership built on commitment to the highest standards of law, and service. We are well known for our high publicity cases. The vast majority of our cases are important cases to individuals, but which never receive any publicity at all. We act on our client's instructions, always putting our clients first and ensure that their needs are met at every turn in the case.
We have specialists lawyers to match every level of work that you require, ranging from the senior partner, through to junior lawyers working under supervision.
Areas served: London
Contact details
Address: 1010 Great West Road, Brentford TW8 9BA
Website: http://www.howe.co.uk/
Tel: 020 8840 4688
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 020 8840 7209
Ison Harrison
Our specialist teams of solicitors and lawyers offer a full range of legal services including: Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Family Law, Industrial Disease, Residential Conveyancing, New Build Property, Re-mortgage, Employment Advice, Wills & Probate, Immigration, Criminal Law, Road Traffic Offences, Inquests, Professional Negligence, Public Law & Civil Liberties, Regulatory Law.
Areas served: Yorkshire
Main contact and job role: Nigel Bowman, Partner
Contact details
Address: Duke House, 54 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2EE
Website: https://www.isonharrison.co.uk/
Tel: 0113 284 5000
John Ford Solicitors
John Ford Solicitors is a leading education law firm and a member of the Education Law Association.
We have been specialising in this field for over 20 years and our team of highly experienced solicitors has effectively advised parents, students, schools and other organisations.
The education work we do is broad and thorough. We are able to provide assistance and representation in all areas of education law. We work with and for parents who have children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and we use judicial review against unlawful decisions made by educational institutions.
Areas served: London
Main contact and job role: Helen Gill, associate solicitor and head of public law
Contact details
Address: 20 Dock Street, London, E1 8JP
Website: http://johnfordsolicitors.co.uk/
Tel: 020 8891 4488
Email: [email protected]
Law Centre Northern Ireland
We provide expert legal services in Social Security, Employment and Immigration to people in Northern Ireland.
Our legal assistance service includes:
Free telephone advice line on social security, employment and immigration issues.
Legal representation in tribunals, including the social security appeal tribunal, industrial tribunals and asylum and immigration tribunal.
Legal representation at appeals before the Social Security Commissioner.
Legal representation before the High Court and Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.
Legal representation at the Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the European Union.
Areas served: Northern Ireland
Contact details
Address: Law Centre NI 3rd Floor, State Building 2 Arthur Place Belfast BT1 4HG
Website: https://www.lawcentreni.org/
Tel: 02890244401
Lawstop
Established in 2018, Lawstop brings together a group of lawyers with years of combined legal expertise. Our skills and experience have helped thousands of people to receive the protection, services and opportunities that the law demands. In most cases, our fees are paid by Legal Aid, but we also represent self-pay clients.
Every day, we represent and fight for people who are not treated fairly or lawfully. It might be a problem with an irresponsible landlord or housing trust. Or a council or education authority failing in their duty to meet special needs Or presenting the strongest case at an asylum hearing on behalf of a client fearing for their life.
Areas served: Brighton, Cambridge, Cornwall, London and Somerset
Contact details
Leigh Day Solicitors
A specialist law firm with some of the country's leading personal injury, product liability, clinical negligence, employment and discrimination, international and human rights teams. Unlike other law firms, Leigh Day act exclusively for claimants who've been injured or treated unlawfully by others. Based in London, Manchester and Liverpool.
Areas served: National
Main contact and job role: Rosa Curling, Associate Solicitor
Contact details
Address: Priory House, 25 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4LB
Website: https://www.leighday.co.uk/
Tel: 0207 650 1200
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Fax: 02076 501200
LMP Legal Ltd
LMP Legal is a specialist firm of lawyers whose focus is to protect and support its clients. We are down to earth, friendly and attentive, working tirelessly to ensure that every case is prepared meticulously.
We specialise in criminal defence of all matters including road traffic and motoring offences. If you have been asked to attend a police station for interview or receive a notice of prosecution, please contact us for immediate advice.
UK coverage.
Areas served: Yorkshire and the Humber
Contact details
Mary Ward Legal Centre
The Mary Ward Legal Centre provides free, independent advice to people who live and work in London to help them access their legal rights and entitlements. The main areas of law hey can help with are debt, housing and welfare benefits.
Areas served: London
Contact details
Address: Mary Ward Legal Centre, 10 Great Turnstile, London, WC1V 7JU
Website: https://www.marywardlegal.org.uk/
Tel: 020 7831 7079
Fax: 020 7831 5431
Morrison Spowart Solicitors
Morrison Spowart is a well-established friendly professional law firm specialising in Family, Crime, Housing and Property Disputes, Community Care and Services for the Elderly, Public Law, Wills and Probate. We also on a referral basis with a provincial firm offering a Conveyancing service.
Relationship breakdown – We aim to deal with cases in a constructive and non-confrontational manner, with referrals to mediation in the first instance where appropriate, so as to avoid the costs. If however court proceedings do become necessary, we will work hard to bring your case to a fair conclusion. We have expertise in advising on the legal procedure of divorce, the dissolution of civil partnerships and judicial separation. We can advise on resolving financial matters including the legal ownership of property and financial settlements for children. In certain circumstances we can obtain emergency financial injunctions.
Domestic violence – All our family solicitors are experienced in advising on and obtaining immediate court injunctions for the protection of clients who are at risk of domestic violence and all other related issues such as protecting your home and children. Again, we offer same-day emergency appointments to those in need of immediate protection from domestic violence.
Areas served: London, Kent and surrounding areas
Main contact and job role: Director, Children Law accredited specialist.: Kristy Stouts
Contact details
Address: 191-193 Rushey Green, Catford, London SE6 4BD
Website: https://morrisonspowart.com/
Tel: 020 8698 9200
Email: [email protected]
Osbornes Law
We specialise in Family Law (including international adoption and child abduction), Property Law, Property Litigation, Social Welfare, Wills, Probate & Disputed Estates and Personal Injury.
Areas served: London
Contact details
Address: Livery House, 9 Pratt Street, London, NW1 0AE
Website: http://osborneslaw.com/
Tel: Camden office: 020 4502 8289 Hampstead office: tel:020 3627 4394
Fax: 020 7485 5660
Paul J Watson Solicitor
Award winning, specialist criminal defence and family/children law solicitors, offering reasonable private rates and legal aid, upon assessment. Paul J Watson Solicitor offer free 24 hr. police station attendances (covered nationally by legal aid and not means tested). They cover the North East area and beyond, and welcome clients from all backgrounds.
Areas served: Middlesborough
Contact details
Address: 116 Borough Road, Middesbrough, TS1 2ES
Website: https://www.pauljwatson.com/
Tel: 01642 293427 Emergency 24 hour police station call outs - free:07949 186589
Email: [email protected]
Public Interest Law Centre
Legal advice and representation in possession proceedings, injunctions and planning appeals for caravan dwelling Romani Gypsies, Irish Scottish and Welsh Travellers, Van Dwellers, Liveaboard Boaters and Bargees.
Areas served: National
Main contact and job role: Keith Coughtrie - Social Welfare and Public Law solicitor
Contact details
Address: 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9DA
Website: https://www.pilc.org.uk/
Public Law Project
PLP employs specialist lawyers who assist individuals experiencing personal disadvantage, or charities or organisations representing the interests of marginalised or disadvantaged groups.
Areas served: UK
Contact details
Address: The Design Works, 93-99 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EY
Website: https://publiclawproject.org.uk/
Tel: 01483 447118
Fax: 0207 837 7048
Scott-Moncrieff & Associates Ltd
Scott-Moncrieff offers legal advice throughout England and Wales, through face-to-face contact or online, via Skype or by phone. They advise people, companies and other organisations on a full range of legal issues, bringing the full weight of expert teams of specialists to supporting and advising our clients.
Areas served: London and Nottingham
Main contact and job role: Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, Managing Director
Contact details
Address: Scott-Moncrieff & Associates Ltd, Temple Chambers 3-7 Temple Avenue London, EC4Y 0HP
Website: https://www.scomo.com/
Tel: 020 3972 9011
Fax: 02078 411090
Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors
Simpson Millar Solicitors provides easy access to high quality legal services whether you’re looking for legal advice about Family Law or Divorce, Making a Will, Conveyancing, dealing with an Employment Law issue or making a Medical Negligence or Personal Injury claim.
Areas served: National
Contact details
Address: Simpson Millar LLP 39 St Paul's Street Leeds LS1 2JG
Website: https://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/contact-us/
Tel: 08082582501
Sugaré & Co Solicitors
Sugaré & Co has been established for over 40 years. We are based in Leeds City Centre (opens new window) and represent clients nationally. Our solicitors have a vast wealth of experience and we provide our clients with cost-effective and quality legal advice.
Areas served: Leeds
Main contact and job role: Daniel Sugaré, Head of Family Law
Contact details
Address: 36 Park Square North, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2NY
Website: http://www.sugareandco.co.uk/
Tel: Tel:0113 244 6978 Emergency Tel: 0777 376 8053
Email: [email protected]
Swain & Co Solicitors
Swain & Co Solicitors are experts in providing legal advice and representation on legal matters related to Family Law, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Community Care, Mental Health, Housing Law and Prison Law.
Areas served: Hampshire Portsmouth/Havant, Southampton & Liverpool
Main contact and job role: Samantha Lee, Managing Director
Contact details
Address: Compass House, 57 Meridian Centre, North Street, Havant, PO9 1UW
Website: https://hampshirelawsociety.co.uk/services/swain-and-co-solicitors/
Tel: 02392 492967 or 0800 298 6479
Email: [email protected]
TMA Chartered Surveyors
Chartered Building Surveyors and Planning Consultants offering a wide range of property related advice, including on Gypsy and Traveller rights.
Areas served: South East and London
Main contact and job role: Sarah Threlfall, Partner
Contact details
Address: The Gatehouse, 116-118 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2QL
Website: https://tmasurveys.co.uk/
Tel: 01245 210060
Tower Hamlets Law Centre
Tower Hamlets Law Centre provides legal advice and representation, mainly to people who work and live in the borough. They undertake work in the following areas: housing, immigration, welfare benefits, debt advice, employment & discrimination, community care and education.
Areas served: London
Contact details
Address: St. Anne Street, off 789 Commercial Road, London E14 7HG
Website: http://thlc.co.uk/
Tel: 020 7538 4909
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 02030 698376
Turpin & Miller LLP
Based in Oxford, Turpin & Miller LLP offer the highest quality legal services to individuals and businesses seeking advice across the whole spectrum of Immigration law. We work with clients from all over the world and can offer consultations by phone, Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or any other suitable medium.
Areas served: Oxford
Main contact and job role: Jayne Parker, Office Manager
Contact details
Address: 1 Agnes Court, Oxford Road, Oxford, OX4 2EW
Website: http://www.turpinmiller.co.uk/
Tel: 01865 770111
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Fax: 01865 749099
TV Edwards Solicitors LLP
TV Edwards offers a full range of legal services for businesses and individuals, helping you to proactively prevent legal issues and to find quick, cost-effective solutions to any legal disputes you do encounter.
Areas served: London
Main contact and job role: Jacky Straling, Senior and Compliance Partner
Contact details
Address: TV Edwards Solicitors LLP, 35-37 Mile End Road, London, E1 4TP
Website: http://www.tvedwards.com/
Tel: 02034 408000
Email: [email protected]
Watkins & Gunn
Solicitors acting on behalf of all Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in all legal matters, particularly in issues of equality, education and human rights. Acted in leading Court of Appeal case preventing eviction on number of families in Kent. Able to represent clients with benefit of legal aid.
Areas served: South Wales
Contact details
Address: 5, Ground Floor, Building 5, 19 Cowbridge Road E, Castlebridge, Cardiff, CF11 9AB
Website: https://www.watkinsandgunn.co.uk/
Tel: 0300 1240 400
Email: [email protected]
