Free Legal Advice Centre in Tower Hamlets

Toynbee Hall’s Free Legal Advice Centre was founded in 1898 known originally as the “Poor Man’s Lawyer”. Running continuously ever since it was almost certainly the first, and is unquestionably the oldest surviving Free Legal Advice Centre in the world. We provide this service through volunteer law students and legal professionals giving quality assured advice.

 

Free Legal Advice Centre Weekly Timetable

Evening advice sessions run between 5pm and 8.30pm.  We strongly advise arriving by 5pm,  in order to guarantee that you are seen.

Contact the Free Legal Advice Centre by telephone on 020 7392 2978 or by email at flac@toynbeehall.org.uk if you have any questions about the service.

Monday evening

Employment rights

We can provide advice regarding dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, unpaid wages and can help with making claims to an employment tribunal.

Tuesday evening

Debt advice

This service works with clients in crisis debt, and helps people resolve these problems, including liaison with creditors.

Wednesday evening

General advice (including immigration)

This session advises on all issues for which there is no specialised service. Topics include: family and children, general civil litigation, criminal injury claims, and magistrate court work.

Our immigration service deals with basic applications within the Immigration Rules and naturalisation as a British Citizen.

Thursday evening

Housing and Consumer Rights

Dealing exclusively with tenants in the public sector and private sector, this service deals with all Landlord and Tenant issues; including Council House provision, eviction, overcrowding, disrepair, neighbours and fitness for habitation.

We also advise on consumer rights issues. 

Saturday 11am – 1pm

Women only general advice, including specific support for Bengali women including problems such as domestic violence, forced marriages, and immigration. Advice is provided by volunteer women solicitors only, with Bengali translators present.

Address:

Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS, England, UK