Categories of Law

Welfare benefits

This category covers help with entitlements to all kinds of welfare benefits. For example, you may need advice on housing benefits, war pensions or state pensions. In addition, you may need to know what happens at a welfare benefit review meeting.

Actions against the police

This category covers legal help with 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.

Community care

This category covers legal help over services in the community provided by a social services department or health care authority. For example, you may need help claiming the failure to provide services or facilities to the sick, elderly or those with disabilities.

Consumer and general contract

This category covers help over 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. You may need a company to fulfil a contract you signed or to put the good work that is not up to standard.

Debt

This category covers help concerning the money you owe. For example, you may need advice because you are bankrupt or insolvent. Also, you may want to know about your legal position if you are behind with your mortgage, tax or investment payments.

Education

This category covers legal help on problems 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.