About Merseyside Law Centre
We have been assisting the people of Liverpool with their benefit issues since the 1970s. We were formally established as Merseyside Welfare Rights in 1988 and are now Merseyside Law Centre. Our overall objective is to combat poverty and homelessness by providing free, accessible, confidential, quality advice and representation to assist clients to pursue their legal rights, within a framework of equality and opportunity.
Our main office is located in Toxteth, close to the city centre. We have a community advice service that operates from Dovecot and includes outreach advice services.
We provide specialist legal advice and assistance relating to welfare benefits, housing and immigration. Our advice is provided to those in need, regardless of age, gender, race, or disability. Our activities focus on promoting social inclusion and relieving the needs of individuals, who are, or, who may become, socially excluded as a result of factors such as unemployment, race, financial hardship, ill health (physical or mental) and youth or old age. Our purpose is to assist individuals, by helping them overcome some of the difficulties that they face, and thus ensuring their successful integration into society.
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Our welfare benefits advice team provides advice and representation on all matters from Tribunal representation, Upper Tribunals and Judicial Reviews.
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Our housing advice focuses on threats of possession and eviction from homes with a view to preventing homelessness. We also deal with disrepair and anti-social behaviour issues.
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Our immigration team take on cases for individuals and families who have no leave to remain or who need to make an application to keep their immigration status. This includes domestic abuse cases and applications made based on family life or long residence in the UK. We help people who cannot afford to pay a lawyer privately and where we think our help can resolve the person’s problem.
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As part of our overall objective, Merseyside Law Centre is committed to the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the abolition of modern slavery and human trafficking. We are also committed to environmental sustainability
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Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK. We do not enter into business with any organisation, in the UK or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to be involved in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
Meet Our Team
Merseyside Law Centre has a team of staff, volunteers and a board of trustees, dedicated to providing vital services to the community. Our team brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise and is made up of Solicitors, Case Workers, Legal Advisors, Project and Administrative staff.
Janet Coe
Director / Solicitor
Joseph Bliss
Casework & Technology Assistant
Tracy Kofi
Trainee Solicitor
Karen Woodside
Operations Director
Donna Sullivan
Triage Co-ordinator
Dave Coe
Fundraiser & Data Analyst
Mark Casey
Housing Team Lead
Sophie Brown
Communications & Engagement Officer
Jack Pooke
Administrative Assistant
Board of Trustees
Chair
Ms Siobhan Cotter-Burgess
Director
Mrs Gillian Moglione
Director
Mark Weights
Director
Bernard Wentworth
Director
Maureen Wilson
Our Funders and Partners
Thank you to all of our funders, members of parliament and local councillors who enable us to help combat poverty and homelessness in our local area.Â
Charitable Foundation | Steve Morgan Foundation
About the Steve Morgan Foundation. Founded in 2001 by Steve Morgan CBE, to support projects that help children and families, people with physical or learning disabilities, the elderly, or those that are socially disadvantaged in North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire.
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Click the following link to visit stevemorganfoundation.org.uk
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Accessibility
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