This category covers legal help concerning claims against the Police. For
example, you may need advice on an action against the police for assault,
entering your home, false imprisonment, wrongful arrest, interference with
your property, malicious prosecution or other abuses of police authority.
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This category covers help with claims for damages against all types of public
and private medical practitioner. This includes treatment from doctors, nurses
and dentists. Return to list
This category covers legal help about the provision of services in the community
by a Social Services or Health Care Authority. For example, you may need help
in making a claim about the failure to provide services or facilities to the
sick, elderly or those with disabilities. Return to list
This category covers help amount all kinds of contracts made by consumers.
For example, you may need advice about making a claim when a product does
not do what the seller or maker claimed for it. You may need a company to
carry out work according to the contract you signed or to put right work that
is not up to standard. Return to list
This category covers legal help on everything to do with criminal proceedings.
For example, it includes being investigated, prosecuted and sentenced. You
may need advice on length or prison sentence, detention or parole. This category
also covers help about the way prisoners are treated. Return
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This category covers help in relation to money you owe. For example, you may
nee advice because you are bankrupt or insolvent. You may want to know about
your legal position if you are behind with your mortgage, tax or investment
payments. Return to list
This category covers legal help about problems to do with the education service,
including failing to provide education. For example, you may want to know
about making a legal case for education funding or about education for special
needs. Return to list
This category covers help on anything to do with what happens at work. For
example, you may feel you have bee sacked unfairly. You may need advice on
aspects of your employment contract or whether you have a case for racial
or sexual discrimination. You may want to know if a strike is legal or how
you stand on data protection and employee confidentiality. Return
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This category covers legal help on all family issues. For example, you may want advice on what to do if you want your children to live with you following a divorce and whether the other party should have contact with them. You can get help on what to do about domestic violence, or if your child is being taken into care or being considered for adoption. Return to list
This category covers help on legal problems to do with your home. For example,
you can get advice if you fall into arrears with your rent or mortgage, need
to get improvements or repairs done, or you are being evicted or suffering
from noise or nuisance. This includes the rights of leaseholders. Return
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This category covers legal help on anything to do with immigration in the UK. For example, you may have questions relating to your nationality or right to stay in this country. You may need to know about asylum, the information you require to enter the UK and why you may be deported. Return to list
This category covers help in all matters where mental health is the main issue
and you or a dependent are waiting services to be provided or you are facing
detention in a institution. You can get help on anything to do with the Mental
Health Act 1983. Return to list
This category covers help concerning claims for damages for injury caused
by another person or organisation. For example, you may need advice on claiming
following a traffic accident. You may want to know how you stand on the issue
of an accident at work, or a disease you caught there. Return
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This category covers legal help about civil liberties or human rights. For
example, you may want to know how the Human Rights Act 1998 will affect your
situation. You can get advice on data protection, freedom of information issues
and on how to challenge the decisions of public bodies. Return
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The category covers help about people’s entitlements to all kind of
welfare benefits. For example, you may need advice on housing benefit, war
or state pensions. You may need to know about what happens at a welfare benefit
review body. Return to list