Assisted by two students on the Clinical Option module, Clinic solicitor, Vivien Gambling, successfully defended a vulnerable client, when she faced possession proceedings brought by … Read more
Contested matrimonial case helps students understand reforms to divorce law
Clinic’s Family solicitor Philippa Bruce draws on the work done to engage students in discussion on divorce law reform. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act … Read more
Law Clinic news roundup
Students at the Law Clinic have been involved in a wide range of cases and activities including our evening advice sessions, casework discussion groups in … Read more
Law Clinic refugee family reunion success
Finally on 7 December, after 18 months of waiting, anxiety, hardship and fear, Clinic client SK and his mother were at Heathrow to welcome his … Read more
Rest stop for Little Amal at Kent Law Clinic
Little Amal paused for a rest at Kent Law Clinc today, during her visit to the Canterbury campus. Little Amal, a 3.5m tall puppet of … Read more
Overcoming the challenges of Covid and lockdowns
When the doors to the Law Clinic slammed shut in April 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Clinic team had to draw … Read more
Cummings v London United Busways [2021]
The Kent Law Clinic secured victory in an employment claim for constructive Unfair Dismissal and Disability Discrimination. The Employment Tribunal unanimously held that the Kent … Read more
Kent Law Clinic lends legal expertise to Whitstable foreshore public inquiry: a report from the front line
Kent Law Clinic has leant its legal expertise to Whitstable Beach Campaign (WBC) during a nine-day public inquiry into the fate of a controversial oyster … Read more
Expert Comment: Growing asylum queues – blaming criminal gangs is just a distraction
A new report from The Refugee Council has highlighted that although the numbers claiming asylum in the UK each year are lower than in previous … Read more
Kent Law Clinic academics respond to Home Office consultation on ‘New Plan for Immigration’
Kent Law Clinic Solicitor Sheona York and Immigration Caseworker Richard Warren, have responded to a Home Office open consultation on the ‘New Plan for Immigration’ … Read more