Hackney Community Law Centre

Hackney Migrant Centre founding member Wendy Pettifer passes away aged 72

Pettifer, a housing lawyer and 'fierce radical social justice warrior', died following a long illness

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Migrant Centre founding member Wendy Pettifer passes away aged 72

Hackney Community Law Centre pays tribute to ‘shining star’ Nathaniel Mathews following his death at the age of 54

The award-winning solicitor passed away after a short illness, but his ‘legacy lives on’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Community Law Centre pays tribute to ‘shining star’ Nathaniel Mathews following his death at the age of 54

‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list

Renters’ union and housing lawyer pick apart the plan, which even a local councillor has admitted will lead to ‘a lot of heartache’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list

Revealed: Hackney GPs ‘locked out’ of council housing needs system

Doctors warn system leaves patients seeking housing priority on medical grounds ‘bouncing from GP to council’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Revealed: Hackney GPs ‘locked out’ of council housing needs system

Council criticised for continuing to argue in court over tenant’s eviction amid lockdown

Community law centre brands Town Hall statements welcoming a ruling that disagreed with its own legal arguments ‘counterintuitive’, as London Renters Union calls for an apology

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Council defends shrink in grant funding for Community Law Centre

Town Hall decision to not allocate grants ‘purely on merit’ questioned by scrutiny panel

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Council defends shrink in grant funding for Community Law Centre

Leader – Laying down the law

Hackney Community Law Centre, a pillar of strength for residents, is facing swingeing cuts. Is it the victim of its own success?

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘We will vigorously sue’: Lettings agency threatens tenant for sharing news story

London Corporate Apartments warned resident they could face a libel suit for posting link to Citizen article

Author: Hackney Citizen

East London Business Centre on Greenfield Road

Hackney law centre ‘thrilled’ by Lady Fraser donation

Author gifts £500 to legal charity in memory of her late husband, local-born playwright Harold Pinter

Author: Hackney Citizen

Lady Fraser unveils the blue plaque at the Hackney home where Harold pinter grew up

DWP apology for error in double amputee’s fit to work assessment

Man was told he could go up and down steps despite having had his legs removed just months before and using a wheelchair

Author: Hackney Citizen

MP and law centre speak out on suffering caused by bungled Concentrix tax credits contract

Child Poverty Action Group also adds its voice to chorus of criticism of HM Revenue and Customs’ flawed outsourcing arrangement

Author: Hackney Citizen

MP and law centre speak out on suffering caused by bungled Concentrix tax credits contract

Tunde Okewale MBE: from part-time jobs, and a 2:2, to the honours list

The barrister, who got his break at Dalston Sainsbury’s, speaks on the “confidence barrier” blocking working-class professionals

Author: Hackney Citizen