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Links to third party websites which carry advice and / or directory services for legal advice in the United Kingdom and abroad.

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United Kingdom Sources:

Activists Legal Project
The Activists’ Legal Project is a not for profit collective which provides information about the law to a wide range of grassroots social change activists as well as people who are considering taking action for the first time.

Contact Law NEW
Contact Law works with more than 5,000 solicitors located throughout the UK who can help individuals and businesses in all areas of law. These include family, employment, litigation, commercial, personal injury, will & probate, immigration and conveyancing.

Falsely Accused
falselyaccused.co.uk covers only criminal law for Serious Arrestable Offences. Their service is only available to people who are facing, defending, or appealing a case in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Garden Court Chambers
It has been 35 years since Garden Court Chambers was established. Throughout our history we have worked with thousands of campaigning organisations and individuals to fight injustice and inequality.

Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody NEW
The IAP will play an important role in helping to shape government policy in this area through the provision of independent advice and expertise to the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody. The remit of the Council covers deaths, which occur in prisons, in or following police custody, immigration detention, the deaths of residents of approved premises and the deaths of those detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) in hospital.

INQUEST – Help & Advice
INQUEST operates a casework service for those bereaved after a death in police, prison, psychiatric detention and immigration. If someone you know has died in custody, please make contact with them.

Inside Time – Solicitor Search
Select a service and an area from the lists shown on their web page. You will then be presented with a list of solicitors offering that service and covering that area.

IPCC On-line Forms
This facility is not monitored on a 24 hour, 7 days a week basis. Information received will be read and responded to during office hours 9.00 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday (not including bank holidays).

No comment: The defendant’s guide to arrest
A detailed guide on your rights if you are arrested, with advice on what police are likely to do and say, and what you can do to protext yourself.

Quality Solicitors.com
Need a solicitor? Getting the right one matters. Only firms that have over 95% positive feedback from members of the public can register as QualitySolicitors.com members.

Shortlands Solicitors NEW
Shortlands provide you with their complete attention and act quickly in response to your needs. They specialise purely in family law so they are the experts. Their lawyers are sensitive, caring and understanding their our approach.

Contact your local MP
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Law Society Gazette (UK)
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TheyWorkforYou.com
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UK Only

International Sources:

Fair Trials International (international)
Fair Trials International is a unique human rights charity. They campaign for fundamental rights for people facing the ordeal of criminal charges in a country other than their own. In addition to providing legal assistance and advocacy to individuals in need, they fight the underlying causes of injustice in cross-border cases through their policy interventions, research and training.

Just Answer (international)
If you’ve got a quick question, you can try to get an answer from Just Answer. They have various specialists on hand to give quick answers…
provides expert advice on everything from legal to auto repair questions.

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (US only)
LSPC advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration. We respond to requests for information, trainings, technical assistance, litigation, community activism and the development of more advocates. Our focus is on women prisoners and their families, and we emphasize that issues of race are central to any discussion of incarceration.

The Gulf Region Advocacy Center (US only)
The Gulf Region Advocacy Center, or GRACE, is an independent, client-centered, Houston-based charity that provides high quality capital defense to indigents facing the death penalty at trial or retrial.

World Law Direct (international)
WORLD Law Direct is the leading interactive provider of U.S. and international legal solutions. Google ranks WORLD Law Direct number one for “online legal advice” out of more than fifteen million sites between July 2004 through June 2008.

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