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The Legal Aid Agency has published the list of 21 providers appointed to two panels for the delivery of civil legal aid services in education and discrimination cases.

Details: 19.Nov.2019

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The successful firms for the contract to provide face-to-face advice in discrimination cases were:

Bailey Wright & Co (Midlands & East).
Bristol Law Centre (South West & Wales).
Cambridge House and Talbot (London and South East).
Cartwright King (Midlands & East).
Central England Law Centre (Midlands & East).
Deighton Pierce Glynn (London and South East; South West & Wales).
Derbyshire Law Centre (Midlands & East).
Kesar & Co Solicitors (London and South East).
Kirklees Law Centre (North).
Leigh Day & Co (London and South East).
Merseyside Employment Law (North).
NR Legal Solicitors (London and South East).
South West London Law Centre (London and South East).
Southwark Law Centre (London and South East).
Suffolk Law Centre (Midlands & East).
Hodge Jones & Allen (London and South East).
Jackson Lees Group (North).

The successful firms for the contract to provide face-to-face advice in education cases were:

Bailey Wright & Co (Midlands & East).
Cartwright King (Midlands & East).
Coram Children’s Legal Centre (London and South East; Midlands & East).
G T Stewart (London and South East; North).
Irwin Mitchell (London and South East).
NR Legal Solicitors (London and South East).
Simpson Millar Solicitors (London and South East; North; South West & Wales).
Sinclairslaw (London and South East; South West & Wales).

A contract to provide specialist telephone advice on discrimination was awarded to Merseyside Employment Law, while a contract to provide specialist telephone advice on education law was handed to Simpson Millar Solicitors.

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