law centres

This Ol' House

Iain Nisbet

January 07, 2009 00:11

An article from the Nearly Legal housing law blog alerts draws my attention to the imminent (well, 1st April 2009) coming into force of Section 11 of the Homelessness etc (Scotland) Act 2003. This long awaited jigsaw piece of the legislation will require landlords to notify the local authority...

Out of Africa

Iain Nisbet

September 11, 2008 22:52

Mike Dailly of the Govan Law Centre returns from Cameroon with news that the government there are supporting efforts to establish the country's first law centre in the region of Bamenda. After winning verbal support from local ministers, Mr Dailly is working to raise funds for a law centre in...

ASN Advocacy Support Announced

Iain Nisbet

August 28, 2008 21:29

The Scottish Government has stepped in to safeguard advocacy services for parents of children with additional support needs (ASN). The two main voluntary services that support and represent parents in Scotland challenging their child's ASN educational provision are to receive £110,000 to...

Solicitor takes Law Centre expertise to Cameroon

Iain Nisbet

August 21, 2008 21:54

Mike Dailly, principal solicitor at the Govan Law Centre, is travelling to Cameroon next week to provide legal assistance to a human rights project. He will work as a legal adviser in Cameroon alongside an African Human Rights Commissioner. Mr Dailly, who has recently expanded the Law...

Primary School Maths

Iain Nisbet

August 20, 2008 20:50

News of an impressive brace of court victories in placing request cases for the Govan Law Centre was reported far and wide today. Thank you - you're very kind. Court case throws key policy on class sizes into chaos (The Herald) Why class sizes are the new West Lothian Question (The Herald) We...