GT Stewart Limited
We are a renowned multi-service law firm committed to access for justice. Our lawyers specialise in criminal defence, family law, housing, civil liberties and human rights. We have built a reputation nationally for delivering exceptional results for our clients.
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Practice Areas
Offices
Park Street
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DF
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS5012 Canterbury/Folkestone (Folkestone & Dover Priory)
Family · 1 procurement area
- Mid and South West Kent
168 Corporation Street
Birmingham
B4 6TF
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS4001 Birmingham
Family · 1 procurement area
- Birmingham
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Birmingham
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Birmingham
Public Law · 1 procurement area
- Midlands and East of England
Mental Health · 1 procurement area
- Midlands & East
Public Authority Claims · 1 procurement area
- Midlands and East of England
Bromley Old Town Hall
Tweedy Road
Bromley
BR1 3FE
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 6 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2302 Bexley
- DS2306 Bromley
- DS2307 Camberwell Green
- DS2310 Croydon
- DS2313 Greenwich / Woolwich
- DS2327 Tower Bridge
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS5012 Canterbury/Folkestone (Folkestone & Dover Priory)
Family · 1 procurement area
- The Kent Coast
Mental Health · 1 procurement area
- South and South East
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 2 duty solicitor schemes
- DS1903 Dartford & Gravesend
- DS2302 Bexley
Family · 1 procurement area
- North Kent and Medway
Debt · 1 procurement area
- North Kent and Medway
Housing · 1 procurement area
- North Kent and Medway
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS4106 Leeds
Family · 1 procurement area
- Leeds
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 8 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2303 Bishopsgate
- DS2307 Camberwell Green
- DS2308 Central London
- DS2309 Clerkenwell / Hampstead
- DS2318 Highbury Corner
- DS2321 Old Street
- DS2326 Thames
- DS2327 Tower Bridge
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Hackney & City of London
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Hackney & City of London
Public Law · 1 procurement area
- London
Mental Health · 1 procurement area
- South and South East
Community Care · 1 procurement area
- London
Public Authority Claims · 1 procurement area
- London
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 6 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2304 Brent
- DS2309 Clerkenwell / Hampstead
- DS2312 Enfield
- DS2314 Haringey
- DS2315 Harrow
- DS2317 Hendon / Barnet
Family · 1 procurement area
- West London
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 5 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2303 Bishopsgate
- DS2306 Bromley
- DS2307 Camberwell Green
- DS2313 Greenwich / Woolwich
- DS2327 Tower Bridge
Family · 1 procurement area
- Inner London
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Southwark
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Southwark
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 4 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2302 Bexley
- DS2306 Bromley
- DS2313 Greenwich / Woolwich
- DS2327 Tower Bridge
Family · 1 procurement area
- East London
London
W6 7AB
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 6 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2304 Brent
- DS2308 Central London
- DS2323 Richmond-upon-Thames
- DS2324 South London
- DS2330 West London
- DS6006 Brentford, Ealing & Uxbridge
Family · 1 procurement area
- Inner London
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS5012 Canterbury/Folkestone (Folkestone & Dover Priory)
Family · 1 procurement area
- The Kent Coast
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS5001 Black Country (inc Dudley,Halesowen, Sandwell,Walsall and Wolverhampton)
Family · 1 procurement area
- Sandwell
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS5008 Central & West Hertfordshire
Family · 1 procurement area
- South Hertfordshire
Legal Aid
Legal aid is publicly funded help with legal costs in England and Wales, run by the Legal Aid Agency. Firms hold a separate contract for each category of law they cover, and whether someone qualifies depends on their financial means and the type of case. GT Stewart Limited appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
Defence representation for people arrested, charged, or facing prosecution, including police station, magistrates court, and Crown Court work.
Criminal legal aid covers the cost of a solicitor when you have been arrested, charged with a crime, or are facing prosecution. The duty solicitor scheme means anyone arrested can ask for a free solicitor at the police station regardless of income, with no means test. Once a case reaches court, eligibility for representation is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Ashford, Birmingham, Bromley, Canterbury and 6 more
44 duty solicitor schemes
Family law support where there is documented domestic abuse, plus care proceedings, child protection, forced marriage, and international child abduction.
Family legal aid covers domestic abuse, child protection (including care proceedings), forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and international child abduction. Routine divorce and child arrangements are generally not covered by legal aid since the 2013 LASPO reforms unless there is evidence of domestic abuse. Care proceedings are non-means-tested for parents; other family legal aid is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Ashford, Birmingham, Canterbury, Dartford and 5 more
12 procurement areas
Legal support for people identified as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery.
Modern Slavery legal aid covers people identified or being assessed as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery, including referral through the National Referral Mechanism, related immigration matters, and damages claims arising from their exploitation. The contract was significantly expanded after the Modern Slavery Act 2015, with its own dedicated allocation. Specialist providers handle most cases.
Available at these offices: Ashford, Birmingham, Canterbury, Dartford and 5 more
Help with priority debts that put your home or essentials at risk.
Debt legal aid is restricted to priority debts where someone is at immediate risk of losing their home, essential utilities, or significant assets. It covers mortgage and rent arrears leading to possession proceedings, bailiff action on essential household goods, and bankruptcy proceedings against the family home. Routine consumer debt and credit-card arrears are not covered by legal aid; free advice for those is available through Citizens Advice and StepChange.
Available at these offices: Birmingham, Dartford, London
4 procurement areas
Possession proceedings, unlawful eviction, serious disrepair, and homelessness reviews.
Housing legal aid covers urgent threats to a person's home, including mortgage and rent possession proceedings, unlawful eviction, serious disrepair posing a health risk, and reviews of homelessness decisions where the local authority has refused to house someone. Defence against anti-social behaviour proceedings and disrepair counter-claims are also in scope. Funding is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Birmingham, Dartford, London
4 procurement areas
Specialist representation for people in prison on parole, sentence calculation, adjudications, and conditions.
Prison Law covers the legal needs of serving prisoners, including parole hearings, sentence calculation disputes, prison disciplinary adjudications, and challenges to treatment or conditions inside prison. Solicitors with this contract visit prisons regularly and know prison-specific procedure. It is a specialist add-on to the standard Crime contract; only around 10% of crime firms hold it, so finding a Prison Law specialist can be hard.
Available at these offices: Birmingham, Bromley, Leeds, London
Judicial review challenges against decisions made by public bodies.
Public Law legal aid covers judicial review, where someone seeks to overturn a decision by a public body (central or local government, the NHS, regulators) on the grounds that it was unlawful, irrational, or made through an unfair process. Cases often involve immigration, social care, housing allocation, and human rights matters. Funding is means and merits tested; the merits test is strict given the specialist and often expensive nature of the work.
Available at these offices: Birmingham, London
2 procurement areas
Representation at Mental Health Tribunal hearings and related capacity matters.
Mental Health legal aid covers representation at Mental Health Tribunal hearings, where patients detained under the Mental Health Act can challenge their detention and treatment. It also covers Court of Protection cases concerning deprivation of liberty for people who lack capacity. Representation at tribunal is non-means-tested when challenging detention; other contexts are means tested.
Available at these offices: Birmingham, Canterbury, London
3 procurement areas
Disputes over adult social care, support packages, and care home funding.
Community Care legal aid covers disputes about the social care services a local authority provides to adults with disabilities, mental health needs, or other long-term care needs. Common issues include assessment refusals, inadequate care packages, care home funding decisions, and disputes about ongoing care responsibilities. Cases are usually challenged through judicial review.
Available at these offices: London
1 procurement area
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 633578
- Authorisation Status
- SRA-regulated firm
- Organisation Type
- Recognised body law practice
- Trading Names
- FMW Law · GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates · McGrath & Co · Hudgell & Partners · Bretherton Law · Hockfield & Co · Eskinazi & Co
- Other Websites
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http://www.hudgellpartners.co.uk
http://www.gtstewart.co.uk
http://www.hockfield.co.uk
http://www.brethertonlaw.co.uk
http://www.eskinazi.co.uk
http://www.fmwlaw.co.uk
