Posts by Caroline Love
Volunteersā Week 2023: Celebrate and Inspire
Legal Services Agency marks Volunteersā Week 2023. 2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteersā Week (1-7 June), when LSA will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the contribution volunteers make across the UK. With this yearās theme of āCelebrate and Inspireā we hope to encourage people to be the change that we want…
Read More#RefugeeBanBill – Over 100 Scottish organisations urge the House of Lords to reject this harmful legislation
Press Release from JustRight Scotland and Scottish Refugee Council. Legal Services Agency is proud to support this important campaign. The inhumane and unworkable #RefugeeBanBill has today (10 May 2023) moved to Second Reading in the House of Lords, giving us another crucial opportunity to raise our voices in opposition to this harmful legislation, which seeks…
Read MoreEmployment Law Project – Reflections One Year On
We recently published LSAās Employment Law Project Year in Numbers – Employment Law Project Year in Numbers ā Legal Services Agency (lsa.org.uk). There are many stories behind the numbers and we have asked our employment law solicitor, Stuart Swan, to share his career story so far and reflections on the Employment Law Project. My first…
Read MoreEmployment Law Project Year in Numbers
We are proud to note that we have had a highly successful year with regards to our employment law project. This project was launched in April 2022 to promote employment rights and assist people facing problems at work. Please click here if you are looking for more information about the types of issues we can…
Read MoreLSA successfully prevents eviction of family using reasonableness defence
On 10th February 2023, we succeeded in preventing the eviction of a family of five from their home in Glasgow. The evidentiary hearing before the First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland considered the reasonableness of an eviction order as sought by the landlord. The tenants had a Short Assured Tenancy over the property. The landlord served a…
Read MoreScotland Rejects the Refugee Ban Bill
Legal Services Agency is proud to have added our name to the joint statement in opposition to the new Illegal Migration Bill. JustRight Scotland and the Scottish Refugee’s Council’s joint statement on rejection of the UK Government’s Refugee Ban Bill below and further details can be seen here: Scotland rejects the Refugee Ban Bill (justrightscotland.org.uk)…
Read MoreLSA welcomes Social Work Student on placement
My name is Lauren Christie, and I am a third year social work student currently on my first placement at Legal Services Agency! I study Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University and will graduate in 2024. The main reason I chose to study social work was to try to improve the lives of people within…
Read MoreSuccess for Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network’s Seventh Gas Campaign
On 2 February 2023 the UK Government passed The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouses Gases) Order 2023 in response to a campaign by the Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network (SCELN) to amend the UKās Climate Change Act 2008. SCELN, of which Legal Services Agency is a founding member, has successfully campaigned to address the discrepancies between…
Read MoreLSA wins first planning appeal case
Legal Services Agency has successfully appealed a decision which granted planning permission for a luxury housing development on woodland at Portessie in Moray. In November 2021, Moray Councilās Local Review Body granted planning permission for a proposal to build seven houses on Slochy Woodlands near Buckie. Planning permission had been refused by the Council at…
Read MoreRetirement of Elizabeth Stewart
On 1st February 2023, we sadly bid farewell to our office manager of over 18 years, Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth has worked at Legal Services Agency since 2004. As our office manager, Elizabeth has worked tirelessly to ensure a smooth running of our organisation, providing vital administrative support and management. Whilst she will be greatly missed,…
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