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Sue James is CEO of LAG. She was previously director and housing solicitor at Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre and a founding trustee at Ealing Law Centre. She won the outstanding achievement award at the 2017 LALYs.
In a version of her article in LAG’s new book, Justice Matters: Essays from the Pandemic, Sue James urges legal aid lawyers to reach out to...
As the stay ends, we still have s21 (no-fault possession) and mandatory Ground 8 (just two months’ rent arrears). Even if the arrears are caused...
As North Kensington Law Centre prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Sue James speaks to Peter Kandler about what led to its opening and the...
A recent report from JUSTICE’s Solving Housing Disputes working party proposes a new Housing Disputes Service. But is it a good idea or will it...
Remote hearings have been introduced across the justice system in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Sue James asks whether they’re really working...
What can legal aid lawyers do to improve their working lives and outcomes for their clients?
Sue James speaks to Alastair Logan about acting for Paddy Armstrong in the Guildford Four case, and how this changed his life.
As I write, the ‘flexible operating hours’ pilot is about to start and my colleagues from Hammersmith and Ealing Law Centres are...
Sue James speaks to Miranda Grell about why she made the decision to pursue a new career in law and the personal satisfaction it brings her.
A journalist had messaged me a few months before, as he was researching a piece on access to justice and wanted to chat to a housing lawyer.