Consumer Legal Advice

Consumer and Legal Sites

There are a number of web sites that give free advice and information about English law and how it affects you. For more information click on the websites below:

Consumer

• Consumer Direct - a telephone and online consumer advice service, supported by the Department of Trade and Industry - www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
  
• CLS Direct (previously Just Ask!) is the website of the Community Legal Service (CLS). The CLS aims to ensure that people in England and Wales can get impartial information and advice about their legal rights and help with enforcing them. The site is published in a range of languages to ensure access to the whole community - www.clsdirect.org.uk
  
• Trading Standards (national web site) - www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
  
  

Legal

• Community Legal Services
  www.clsdirect.org.uk
  
• Lawrights
  www.compactlaw.co.uk
  
• Courtservice
  www.courtservice.gov.uk
  
• Islington Women's Aid
  www.iwauk.org
  
• Legal Services Commission
  www.legalservices.gov.uk
  
• Legal Service Ombudsman
  www.olso.org
  
• Refugee Legal Centre
  www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk
  
• Rights of Women
  www.rightsofwomen.org.uk