Free information

Thank you for making contact with Contact Law.

We understand that not everyone will want to spend money on formal legal advice and representation. As such, we hope the following free information sources will help you resolve your situation.

General Legal Advice
The Citizen's Advice Bureau provide free-of-charge information across many areas of law:
www.adviceguide.org.uk
Similarly, if you cannot afford a lawyer, you may wish to approach your local Law Centre, which may be able to help:
www.lawcentres.org.uk
Another source of information relating to housing matters and homelessness is Shelter:
www.shelter.org.uk

Family Law, Housing and Legal Aid
Community Legal Service:
www.gov.uk/civil-legal-advice
There is some basic information on this website regarding your rights in family, housing and other areas of law. If you believe you are eligible for legal aid, you can call their free advice line on 0845 3454 345. If you are not eligible and you can privately fund your case, please do get back in contact with Contact Law and we will put you in touch with a cost-effective solicitor.

Employment Law
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS):
www.acas.org.uk
ACAS can advise on basic points of law and explain if it's worthwhile approaching a solicitor. If they suggest that you do seek formal legal advice, please do get back in contact with Contact Law and we will put you in touch with a cost-effective solicitor for your case.

Small Claims (under £10,000)
People who are chasing a debt under £10k who don't want to pay for a solicitor can make a claim via the Small Claims Court.
www.moneyclaim.gov.uk
You can file a claim on line here and there's information about how to fill in the required forms on the site.

Scottish Law
For Scottish clients, there's the legal aid board of Scotland at:
www.slab.org.uk

We hope these sources are of help to you.

If you do decide you wish to get paid advice and representation from a specialist solicitor, please complete the webform to the right and click the ‘Paid advice’ button. The initial call will be with one of our advisors and is no obligation and free-of-charge.