Suffolk Law Centre
Suffolk Law Centre, with regulatory reference number 648394, is not regulated by an approved regulator for legal services. Although it appears on the SRA register due to its employment of SRA-regulated individuals, the organisation itself is not authorised by the SRA to provide legal services. Please note that related legal entities might be authorised.
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Offices
Ipswich
IP1 3BE
Legal aid at this office
Debt · 1 procurement area
- Suffolk
Housing · 1 procurement area
- Suffolk
Housing Loss Prevention · 1 court scheme
- HLPAS - Bury St Edmunds
Discrimination · 1 procurement area
- Midlands & East
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. Suffolk Law Centre appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
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: Ipswich
1 procurement area
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: Ipswich
1 procurement area
Free early advice in county court when you face a possession claim, available before and on the day of your hearing.
The Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) provides free legal advice to anyone facing possession proceedings in county court, regardless of income, at any stage from receiving a notice up to and including the day of the hearing. HLPAS solicitors attend county court on possession days and can be approached without an appointment. The scheme covers both early legal advice to prevent a case escalating and on-the-day representation at court.
Available at these offices: Ipswich
1 court scheme
Discrimination claims under the Equality Act in services, education, and public functions.
Discrimination legal aid covers claims under the Equality Act 2010 where someone has been treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic (age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership). It covers claims about goods and services, education, and the exercise of public functions. Most employment discrimination claims go to the Employment Tribunal rather than legal aid.
Available at these offices: Ipswich
1 procurement area
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 648394
- Authorisation Status
- Organisation Type
- Not an SRA-regulated law practice
