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Welcome to Lewisham Law Centre

Lewisham Law Centre provides free and independent legal advice and representation to people living, working or studying in the London Borough of Lewisham.

We work towards the relief of poverty, discrimination and injustice by providing legal advice and assistance to low paid and unemployed persons on legal matters. We offer help in the following areas:



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child poverty on the rise

Two in five London children live in poverty. The capital has the highest proportion of deprived children in the UK, with 700,000 below the... more >>

Legal aid - 'limit access to justice'

The article reprinted below was published in The Times on 1st May 2007. The Constitutional Affairs Committee have compiled a report that rai... more >>





Community Legal Service Direct  Lewisham Law Centre is a registered Immigration and Asylum Practitioner  Law Centres Federation  Legal Services Commission: http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/  Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner  Solicitors Pro Bono Group


We kindly thank our main funders:

Community Legal Service Direct  Lewisham Council

We also thank our web sponsors:

Garden Court Chambers  Leigh Day & Co - Personal injury solicitors
The Old Bailey in central London
The Old Bailey in central London
Deptford market
Some of the fine delicacies available at Deptford market
Pepys Estate in Lewisham
Pepys Estate in Lewisham
Solicitors campaigning in central London
Some of our own solicitors campaigning last year