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qLegal and the QMLAC co-host the annual CLEO conference
5 September 2024

On 4 September, qLegal and the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) were delighted to host the annual Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO) conference at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies.  

 

School Tasking Champion of Champions 2024
18 June 2024

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre accompanied Team Slytherclaw from Christ Church Primary School to compete in the School Tasking Champion of Champions 2024! 

Three Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre students presenting at a SPITE workshop. Empowering students through legal workshops on the Sharing and Publishing of Images to Embarrass (SPITE)
10 June 2024

In response to the growing issue of the sharing of intimate images the across the youth, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre delivers workshops in various schools across London to empower and educate young people in this area.

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosts Future Leaders Insight Day 2024
1 May 2024

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) hosted the annual Insight Day at Queen Mary University on 27th April, bringing together Future Leaders UK and Queen Mary student mentors for a day of talks and interactive workshops on campus.

Street Law: Theory and Practice book cover. A person holding a placard at a protest with the title of the book written on it. Celebrating the publication of Street Law: Theory and Practice
19 April 2024

On the 15 April GAJE and CLEO held a joint online event to celebrate the publication of a new text book, Street Law: Theory and Practice.

The winners of the regional final of the School Tasking at Queen Mary holding their certificates. Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosts School Tasking Regional Final
18 April 2024

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosted the first ever Southern England School Tasking Regional Final. This brought together four teams, from 4 primary schools in Southern England, to compete for a spot at the Champions of Champions School Tasking Final in Warwick later this year.

LawWorks Student Pro Bono Award 2024 logo thumb Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre shortlisted for LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Award
17 April 2024

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) Student Support team have been shortlisted for Best Contribution by a Team of Students at the 2024 LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards.

Greyscale image of someone holding up a sign saying 'no justice, no peace' at a protest. Another sign in front says 'I can't breathe'. Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre – Summer School
18 March 2024

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre is excited to announce the ‘Clinical Legal Education Access to Justice and Pro Bono Law’ will be running for a second year as part of the Queen Mary Summer School.

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre staff and students with Hugh Wooding Law School staff and students Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Visits Hugh Wooding Law School
7 March 2024

In November 2023 the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) continued the exchange programme with the Hugh Wooding Law Schol (HWLS) of Trinidad and Tobago. Our Director Frances Ridout and Public Legal Education and Street Law Manager Meghan Mizen took two undergraduate law students to visit HWLS and emerge themselves in the clinical legal education of Trinidad and Tobago.

Global Day of Action for Climate Justice 2023
17 November 2023

On Friday, the 17th of November 2023, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre participated in the 5th annual student law clinic Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. The theme this year was ‘The Right to a Healthy Climate.’

HHJ Heather Baucher, HHJ Simon Freeland, Gregg Burrow, and Mark Pring with their awards Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre annual celebration 2023
25 July 2023

On 29 June 2023, Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) Alumni and supporters came together for its third annual celebration to network, hear about the Centre’s current work and future plans, and to recognise the outstanding contributions of the QMLAC’s newest fellows, HHJ Simon Freeland, HHJ Heather Baucher, Gregg Burrow, and Mark Pring.

A roundtable discussion on reproductive justice Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosts Roundtables on Abortion Law and Reproductive Justice
5 July 2023

On Monday 21 May the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) hosted roundtable discussions on reproductive justice in collaboration with the School of Law, Leverhulme, and Trinity College Dublin.

Group photo of the panelists of ‘Corporate Legal Responsibility and Climate Change’ Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosts panel discussion on ‘Corporate Legal Responsibility and Climate Change'
23 June 2023

On Friday 18 May the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) hosted its first panel event of the year to discuss climate change challenges in the legal field.

Multi-coloured finger prints Winners of the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Poetry Competition
17 April 2023

In December, we launched a poetry competition inspired by our I am You Project which helps raise awareness of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010. This competition was a part of the SKETCH programme, you can find out more about SKETCH here: SKETCH - Student Knowledge Exchange Through Community Hubs

We are all Unique
17 April 2023

Winner of I am Me Poetry Competition, Ayah Chaibi from Osmani Primary School.

Boldness is Key
17 April 2023

Winner of I am Me Poetry Competition, David Owolabi, Holy Cross Catholic Primary Academy.

Hi, Do You Know? Me if You Don’t Let Me Tell You
17 April 2023

Winner of I am Me Poetry Competition, Saarah Rahman from Osmani Primary School.

I AM ME
17 April 2023

Winner of I am Me Poetry Competition, Safa Islam, Osmani Primary School

No Discrimination
17 April 2023

Winner of I am Me Poetry Competition, Praise Owolabi, Holy Cross Catholic Primary Academy.

Is there a reason?
17 April 2023

Winner of I am Me Poetry Competition, Nafisa Sultana Oni from Osmani Primary School.

Professor Alan Dignam addressing Future Leaders UK group Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosts Future Leaders UK
22 March 2023

On Saturday 18 March the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) hosted the Future Leaders UK for an exciting insight day. 

Someone holding a sign at a protest saying 'no justice, no peace' Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Joins Summer School
21 December 2022

This year the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre is happy to offer ‘Clinical Legal Education Access to Justice and Pro Bono Law’ as part of the Queen Mary Summer School.

An old style typewriter Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Launches Poetry Competition
19 December 2022

We are launching a poetry competition inspired by our I am You project.  The competition welcomes children aged 8 – 10 to submit poetry that is inspired by the protected characteristics within the Equality Act 2010. We have prepared an educational and fun PowerPoint that explains what the Equality Act 2010 is, and our three themes: self-identity, community, and challenging stereotypes. All submissions will be considered, but we are especially keen on participants using these themes.

Queen Mary Legal Advice Team at their cake stand for the Legal Bake 2022 The Great Legal Bake 2022
1 December 2022

On Thursday 1 December 2022, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre took part in the annual London Legal Support Trust’s Great Legal Bake. The event is for justice in support of frontline free legal advice services. It is also an opportunity to raise some vital funds to ensure that the most vulnerable and poorest people in our communities can get access to justice.

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre's Fashion Swap stand Global Day of Action for Climate Change 2022
21 November 2022

On Thursday 17 November 2022, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre participated in the fourth Student Law Clinic Global Annual Day of Action for Climate Justice. The theme this year was fast fashion, and it was “left intentionally broad to give the freedom to take it in whichever way most empowers and excites you”.

Racks of clothes on hangers Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre will hold a public event to celebrate the Fourth Global Annual Day of Action for Climate Justice
11 November 2022

An event aimed at helping address fast fashion and its knock-on effects in the areas of labour law and environmental law will take place on Thursday 17 November between 10 am and 3pm. Organised by Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre, the event is open to all – members of the public as well as staff and students.

Delegates from Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Host Delegates from the Legal Aid Clinic at Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago
28 October 2022

Between the 17-21 October, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) welcomed two exchange students from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago.

LAC fellowship recipients at LAC celebration (left to right): Simon Lim, Nerys Evans, and Maria Patsalos Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Hosts Celebration Event
30 June 2022

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) hosted a celebration event on 15 June to celebrate and acknowledge the work of our community partners, volunteers, students and alumni.

Graffiti on a wall of a girl looking sad using a phone Mishcon de Reya LLP and the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre submit joint submissions to the Public Bill Committee on the Online Safety Bill
27 June 2022

These submissions are made on behalf of victims of image-based sexual abuse (or "revenge porn"), and form part of a project that we have been working on with Mishcon de Reya LLP to consider how the Online Safety Bill can be drafted so as to best protect such victims.

A bunch of decorated cards by children at the LAC's I Am You stall at the Queen Mary Festival of Communities. Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Participates in the Festival of Communities
13 June 2022

On Saturday 11 June 2022, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) ran the I am You Crafts Stall at the Queen Mary Festival of Communities. Three of our lovely students, Amelie Anh Barone, Weronika Mazurowska and Bojidara Simeonova assisted Meghan Mizen (QMLAC Projects Coordinator) with the stall. This was the first time the festival has run since 2019, following the pandemic.

Posters of projects offered by the LAC hanging on the wall The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) has won the first place in the prestigious 2022 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship
13 June 2022

QMLAC won this top spot from a global association of over 400 universities, in 82 countries, on six continents, all committed to developing student leaders who are actively engaged with society. The award recognised and supported QMLAC’s civic and public engagement work, in particularly the enhancement of student education and the promotion of access to justice in the community, through our free legal advice service and outreach work.

Courtnav logo LawWorks InfoExchange on Domestic Abuse
1 March 2022

On Wednesday 16 February 2022, Meghan Mizen (QMLAC Projects Coordinator)spoke at LawWorks ‘InfoExchange on Domestic Abuse’. We spoke of our partnership with Royal Courts of Justice Advice and our new Domestic Abuse Form Filling Clinic.

Virtual computer generated image of data and cyberspace Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre hosted a remote panel discussion on ‘The Promise and Perils of Algorithms in Public Administration’
28 February 2022

The event, held on 3 February 2022, considered the way in which Artificial Intelligence is increasingly shaping the way we are governed and how these systems, known as 'ADS' (algorithmic decision systems), often rely on the analysis of large amounts of personal data to infer correlations or, more generally, to derive information deemed useful to making decisions, particularly in the context of immigration and access to social welfare.

Students writing out the word CHANGE Global Day of Action for Climate Change 2021
17 December 2021

On Wednesday 17 November 2021, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre marked the annual Student Law Clinic Global Day for Action for Climate Justice.

Alumni profile - Hussain Syed
15 November 2021

(Law with History LLB, 2020)

Islamophobia Awareness Month is a fantastic opportunity for the Muslim community to educate the wider community about the impact of Islamophobic hate crime and discrimination on British Muslims in the UK. I urge everyone reading this post to take time this month to read through some of MEND’s resources on Islamophobia or speak to their Muslim friends and colleagues about Islamophobia.

 

 

Five Legal Advice Centre Students stand holding a huge colourful banner which reads Chambers and Partner Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Features Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Article
12 November 2021

“this time last year we were sitting with our head in our hands, thinking how can we virtually run a law clinic”

New Computer Room in the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Expansion and Refurbishment of the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre – Now Complete
9 November 2021

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre has undertaken renovation works to increase the facilities for staff and students and to enable a more flexible service for its clients.

Queen Mary Law students gathered round a laptop in the graduate centre 2020-2021: Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre’s Highlights
31 May 2021

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre has had an incredibly successful year, balancing both its social-justice and educational-orientated objectives. All students involved at the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre have demonstrated a strong commitment to social justice. The resilience of the students, despite very challenging circumstances for many, has ensured the delivery of a high-quality service for clients at the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre.

Front cover of the How to reclaim lost property from a prison or police station with the Queen Mary School of Law logo and the LAC logo Prisoner Property Project toolkit is a success in the local community
1 April 2021

The Prisoner Property Project toolkit was developed by nine undergraduate students at the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre. This self-help toolkit empowers prisoners’ and their families resolve issues surrounding lost, damaged and stolen property in prison and property retained or damaged by the police.

Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 116 barristers and solicitors as new Queen’s Counsel Queen Mary Law Professors appointed as new Queen’s Counsel
17 December 2020

Professor Rachael Mulheron and Professor Alan Dignam from Queen Mary’s School of Law have been appointed as new Queen’s Counsel (QC) in England and Wales.

Street lined with bus shelters displaying COVID-19 warnings Civil Liberties in Lockdown Project – Report Published
25 November 2020

Over the summer, a number of Queen Mary students were involved in the Civil Liberties in Lockdown Project, led by The Freedom Law Clinic in partnership with Josie Appleton, Director of the Manifesto Club.

Event flyer for LAC event: Should Trees Have Standing, with a banner of leaves in autumn colours Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
25 November 2020

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre takes part in the second Student Law Clinics' Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.

A black woman and a white woman sat in office with pink patterned wall paper Queen Mary launches Black Justice Project to tackle discrimination
9 November 2020

The Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary University of London has launched a new clinic offering free legal advice to members of the Black community to help tackle discrimination.

Matthew Evans profile image Legal Advice Centre Co-Director wins Human Rights Lawyer of the Year
22 October 2020

The Law Society presented Matthew Evans the award at a virtual ceremony on 14 October, in recognition of his achievements in the field of human rights law in 2019-20

Students from Queen Mary's Legal Advice Centre Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre wins Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence
6 August 2020

The Legal Advice Centre based in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London has won a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to higher education.

Black Protest Legal Support UK and Race Relations and Policing Project
2 July 2020

Yvonne Kramo has penned a blog for the Bar Council about the important work that Black Protest Legal Support UK are doing

Digital illustration of two people talking with speech bubbles Queen Mary launches Arts and Culture Support Centre
22 May 2020

The Legal Advice Centre and qLegal will support the new initiative by creating online toolkits

LAC students taking part in a community project The Legal Advice Centre Progress into its 15th year
21 May 2020

The Legal Advice Centre reflects on their successes and milestones from the past 15 years

Idhil Jama and Alexandra Tanase standing in front of an orange wall in Trinidad and Tobago From the London to the Port of Spain
15 April 2020

Hear from the first School of Law students to take part in the Clinical Legal Exchange Programme in Trinidad and Tobago

Cake stands set up for the LAC legal bake sale The Great Legal Bake 2020
28 February 2020

On Tuesday 11 February the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (LAC) took part in the Great Legal Bake 2020

Students and Staff from holding hands for climate change around Queen Mary campus Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
6 December 2019

Legal Advice Centre takes part in the Student Law Clinics' Global Day of Action for Climate Justice

School of Law wins prestigious pro bono award
2 May 2019

Queen Mary University of London School of Law has won the prestigious Best Contribution by a Law School at the annual LawWorks and Attorney General Student Awards.

Does the Proposed Bill Provide do Justice for Upskirting?
20 August 2018

The LAC's Frances Ridout discusses the proposed Upskirting Bill in a blog post

Great Legal Bake 2018
14 February 2018

New initiative from QMUL offers free legal advice to victims of revenge porn
3 February 2015

Victims of revenge porn can apply for free legal advice through a new service offered by the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). As part of the service, victims will receive legal advice from a team of trained student advisors – under the supervision of experienced, qualified lawyers - at QMUL’s Legal Advice Centre.

qLegal awarded £90,000 to expand free legal advice programme for entrepreneurs
15 September 2014

The Legal Advice Centre (LAC) at Queen Mary University of London has received a grant of £90,000 to expand qLegal, a community initiative which provides free legal advice to entrepreneurs and technology start-ups.

qLegal students qLegal to run events in London Technology Week 2014
16 June 2014

Queen Mary's free legal advice service for digital start-ups is to take part in London's first ever Technology week from 16 - 20 June 2014.

Patrick Cahill with the Clinical Legal Education Panel, BLIP qLegal takes part in NYC Brooklyn Law event 'From Bleak House to Geek House'
11 June 2014

Experience from Queen Mary’s free legal advice service for digital start-ups was shared at a legal entrepreneurship event in New York.

QML Legal Advice Centre School of Law shortlisted for national pro bono award
11 March 2014

The School of Law at Queen Mary University of London is in the running for a top national award for its voluntary work with communities, charities and businesses in east London.

Free legal advice offer to Tech City
4 November 2013

A new free legal advice service has been launched for east London digital companies by Queen Mary University of London as part of National Pro Bono Week (4-8 Nov).

Field Fisher Waterhouse Prize 2010 - Congratulations to the winning Legal Advice Centre student advisers!
14 April 2010

The Field Fisher Waterhouse Prize is an annual prize for Student Advisers in the School of Law’s Legal Advice Centre (LAC). 

Queen Mary wins Attorney General Award
6 April 2010

The Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary, University of London won at the Attorney General Student Awards at the House of Lords on Tuesday 30 March.

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