Jill, Hamish and Alan have been advised about the existence of a range of services offered by South West London Law Centres, which provide free legal advice to people who cannot afford to pay for legal services.
Casework Service South West London Law Centres offer a casework service, delivered under legal aid, from five outlets in South West London. They employ friendly and knowledgeable caseworkers who provide full advice and representation for Debt, Employment, Housing, Immigration and Welfare Benefits.
Please note, residents must be eligible for legal aid and this service operates by appointment only.
The nearest branches are as follows:-
Croydon and Sutton Law Centre 79 Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1JG DX: 144264 Croydon 24 Tel: 020 8667 9226 Fax: 020 8662 8079. Areas of Law: Debt, Housing, Immigration. Click on: http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/directory/detail/croydon-and-sutton-law-centre-part-of-south-west-london-law-centres/
Kingston & Richmond Law Centre Siddeley House 50 Canbury Park Rd Kingston, KT2 6LX DX: 31506 Kingston upon Thames Tel: 020 8547 2882 Fax: 020 8547 2350. Areas of Law: Employment, Housing, Welfare Benefits, Immigration.
Merton Law Centre 112 London Road Morden, SM4 5AX DX: 41658 Morden Tel: 020 8543 4069 Fax: 020 8542 3814. Areas of Law: Housing, Immigration.
Wandsworth and Merton Law Centre 101a Tooting High St SW17 0SU DX: 58853 Tooting South Tel: 020 8767 2777 Fax: 020 8767 2711. Areas of Law: Housing, Welfare Benefits.
South West London Law Centres organise 12 Evening Advice Clinics each week, which are intended to provide up to 30 minutes of initial one-off advice as well as signposting and referral where necessary. Advice is delivered by volunteer lawyers who are on hand to diagnose whether a client has a legal case and to advise on what the next steps should be.
Their Evening Advice Clinics operate on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 7.00pm (except Kingston, which starts at 6.30pm). There are no eligibility criteria to access this service (although it is intended for those who cannot afford to pay for legal services.) Their Evening Advice Clinics cover a wide range of areas of law.
We recommend that residents ring the law centre on the day they wish to attend an Evening Advice Clinic to confirm that the session is going ahead and to arrive early to avoid disappointment. There are a number of daytime clinics, which are organized by appointment and provide up to 30 minutes of free initial legal advice. As with the Evening Advice Clinics, there are no eligibility criteria to access the service.