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Free Law clinic at River House A free law clinic for people living with HIV has recently been launched. Based at the River House Trust in Hammersmith, London, the service will be a free and open to HIV positive people across London, many of whom still experience discrimination in areas such as employment and housing, says Kathryn Dombrowicz, River House trust director. The River House Law Clinic is a joint venture between The River House Trust, solicitors Hanne & Co and the Birkbeck College School of Law. James Collier, a former Hanne & Co trainee solicitor involved in setting up the law clinic said, ‘with the ever changing picture in social law provision, it is reassuring that the Law clinic will widen access to professional legal advice for a sometimes vulnerable client group.’ The Birkbeck College involvement will be to conduct initial fact finding from clients, to support solicitors and direct them to the appropriate adviser. The Law School was inundated with requests from students wishing to be involved says Matthew Weait, assistant dean at the School. www.baseline-hiv.co.uk
Terrence Higgins Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales (no.288527) and in Scotland (no.SC039986)
River House Trust Law Clinic launch: James Collier, Matthew Weait, Kathryn Dombrowicz
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