Posts by Caroline Love

Under the Equality Act 2010, all students with disabilities have the right to request for reasonable adjustments to be made, such as providing specialist equipment, and education providers have a duty to make such adjustments. Reasonable adjustments are paramount to ensuring an enjoyable and enriching learning experience and ultimately, providing fair treatment to all students.…

Legal Services Agency recently contributed to an important consultation by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) regarding the potential introduction of a £55 fee to be payable by claimants when submitting an Employment Tribunal or Employment Appeal Tribunal claim. The MOJ referred to three key principles underpinning the overall proposal: affordability, proportionality and simplicity. In a…

The Public Sector Equality Duty, as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, requires local authorities to have due regard for the need to eliminate discrimination and advance equality for people with disabilities. This includes reducing disadvantages suffered due to a disability, meet the needs of disabled people and encourage disabled people…

Legal Services Agency has recently been invited to contribute to two important consultations due to our expertise in the areas of Criminal Injuries Compensation and Human Rights. We remain committed to ensuring social justice is available to those who might otherwise find it difficult to access legal assistance and as such, use consultations as an…

The UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 is being held in Glasgow from 3-13 August. This is a significant event which brings more than 8,000 cyclists from all over the world to compete at the highest level in 200 competitions. Whilst there is no doubt of the positive impact of this event for Glasgow due to…

Before Brexit, EU nationals could move freely to the UK to work, without any need to apply to the Home Office for a visa. (British nationals could do the same, to other EU member states). If their earnings were low, provided their work was deemed “genuine and effective” rather than “marginal or ancillary”[1], EU workers[2]…

In February 2023, Legal Services Agency launched our new project with the MS Society to provide a legal advice service for people living with MS. The MS Society is a charity which supports people who have a diagnosis of MS and plays a leading role in MS research. MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis and is…

Legal Services Agency is pleased to receive funding from the Scottish Government Homelessness Sector Prevention Fund, enabling us to continue to provide emergency legal representation to those facing eviction and repossession. We will be continuing to provide our helpdesk in Glasgow Sheriff Court and we are pleased to announce that similar in-person emergency helpdesk provision…