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More People Seeking Legal Advice on Housing - FLAC
The figures are contained in FLAC’s annual report. The Free Legal Advice Centre has reported a significant increase in people seeking advice over housing law issues, particularly with regards to the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. The figures are contained in FLAC’s annual…
Author: RTE News
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FLAC welcomes decision to quash jury ban on deaf woman
No blanket exclusion of deaf jurors, but state should go further – FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres), which represented deaf woman Joan Clarke, welcomed the ruling of the High Court today quashing a decision of the Galway County Registrar to “excuse” Ms Clarke from jury service.…
Author: Free Legal Advice Centres
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C.S. Mott Foundation Partnership with Atlantic Philanthropies Gives South Africa’s Community Advice Offices Long-Term Support
FLINT, Mich. — Supporting the ongoing efforts of the community advice offices that assist underserved South Africans is the focus of a new partnership between the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies that is expected to result in up to $1,936,080 in grants over three…
Author: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
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2,200 people forced to wait for free legal aid
FLAC is an Atlantic grantee. Figures from the Legal Aid Board released to the Irish Examiner show, in some parts of the country, people are waiting for six months or more. While numbers and waiting lists varied from centre to centre, black spots included Galway,…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Fair Representation for All
By Fiona MacLeod WinnerDr Ivan May Memorial AwardProBono.Org When horse-riding instructor and stable manager Gary Allpass won his legal case earlier this year for being unfairly dismissed because he is HIV-positive, he set an important precedent for others in a similar position. His legal representation…
Author: Mail & Guardian Online
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Improving access to justice through Public Interest Law Alliance
By Larry Donnelly. “PUBLIC INTEREST law . . . what’s that, an oxymoron?” So remarked broadcaster and Irish Times columnist Vincent Browne at a Dublin conference held by the Public Interest Law Alliance (Pila) last April. We in Pila, and in our parent organisation the…
Author: Irish Times
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The Crisis in Zimbabwe: Atlantic’s Work with Refugees in the Limpopo Province
Gara LaMarche I recently travelled to Limpopo, a South African province on the border of Zimbabwe that is experiencing an influx of Zimbabweans who are escaping from that very troubled country, where human rights are disregarded, disease is running rampant, and the economy long…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Law Centre for Children to Open in Ireland
By Noeline Blackwell (FLAC/PILA) Earlier this year a steering committee secured funding to establish a law centre for children in Ireland and to fund its operation for its first two years. There are similar law centres around the world – and as close to home as…
Author: Irish Times
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Flac reports rise in debt queries
BY CÍAN NIHILL Ireland urgently needs a better debt settlement system according to Free Legal Advice Centres (Flac) who experienced a 45 per cent increase in debt-related queries in 2010. In its annual report released today, the voluntary legal aid organisation revealed that since 2007,…
Author: Irish Times
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Encore: Retire to the Couch With Some Good Advice
If someone on your holiday shopping list is showing some gray, a book about “third acts” could be just the ticket. Each year, we see dozens of guides that aim to help people prepare for and enjoy life in their 50s and beyond. Here are…
Author: Wall Street Journal