General legal advice clinic

We have partnered with City St George's, University London for many years to provide free legal advice appointments through their City Community Advice Centre on a range of different areas of law to people who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay.

Working alongside student volunteers from the City Law School, volunteer lawyers and trainees from Taylor Wessing ensure that vulnerable individuals in the community gain access to vital legal assistance.

Social Housing Disrepair Clinic

In 2023, we began participating in City's new Social Housing Disrepair Clinic. The Clinic was launched in response to the increasingly reported issue of poor housing conditions in the UK – including the harrowing story of a two-year old boy who died because of extreme mould.

This specialist clinic supports members of the public in council or housing association properties who are facing housing disrepair issues, catering for some of the most vulnerable in our society. 

Innocence Project

In 2024, we started providing support to City on the Innocence Project – a pro bono initiative which supports victims of miscarriages of justice by enabling investigations into their cases. Our volunteer lawyers work with students at City University to assist clients in making an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to carry out a review of their case and conviction.

This service plugs a significant gap left by the chronic underfunding of legal aid within the criminal justice system, providing an opportunity for clients to finally be heard.