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Do we have to pay for your services?
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No. We are a free and confidential service.
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Can anyone use the Community Law services?
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We provide free information to anyone. If you require ongoing advice/assistance we do have to go through an Eligibility Assessment (can’t afford a lawyer or not eligible for legal aid). We are here to help individuals but not profit making businesses.
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Do you have a lawyer?
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Yes. We have a solicitor on staff.
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Where do you get your funding from?
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We are a non-government organisation and receive the majority of our funding from the Legal Services Agency
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What can’t Community Law do?
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We cannot represent you in Court and if you are eligible for legal aid we have to refer you to a lawyer that is a legal aid provider. Nor can do conveyancing, wills or trusts.
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I have been declined legal aid, can you still help me?
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Yes, we can still help you but if it does require representation in Court we will have to refer you to a lawyer
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What is the Community Law Trust?
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We are a charitable trust that is funded by the Legal Services Agency. We have a Board of Trustees that oversees the organisation and a manager that runs the daily operations of the trust.
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Is the Law Related Education open to everyone?
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Yes. We can also hold special topic seminars on request.
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