Legal Resources.
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This is a selection of UK wide legal resources, including information on any region specific contact details for each organisation.

Advice Lines
Enforcement
Legal Funding
Legal Representatives
Planning Advice

Advice Lines

Friends of the Earth / Rights & Justice Centre
The Rights & Justice Centre at Friends of the Earth runs the UK’s first national environmental legal advice line.  Legal advice is offered free of charge to people in England or Wales tackling environmental issues in their local area.

Advice Line Open: Wednesday Evening 6.30-8.30pm.
Freephone: 0808 801 0405
http://www.foe.co.uk

Environmental Law Foundation
Providing advise and information to empower communities by providing a cross-disciplinary means of support and action that ensures all people have a voice in protecting their environment.
Opening hours : 10am-5pm

Tel: 020 7404 1030 / Fax: 020 7404 1032 / info@elflaw.org
Suite 309,16 Baldwins Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ, UK.
http://www.elflaw.org/advice.php

The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
An organisation whose advice and assistance are sought by governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations worldwide.
Opening hours : 10am-5pm
                                   
3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 73882117 / Fax: +44 (0) 20 73882826 / field@field.org.uk
http://www.field.org.uk/

Environmental Law Centre
Specialists in protecting Human Rights on issues that concern health and the Environment.

Holilbury House, PO Box 267, Southport PR8 1WD, UK.
Tel: 0870 165 7468 / 01704 549 091 / info@elc.org.uk
http://www.elc.org.uk/

Pro Bono Solicitors Advice Line
Law works is the operating name for the Solicitors Pro Bono Group.  Law works promotes and encourages commitment to pro bon work and increasing access to free legal advice.

10-13 Lovat lane, London, EC3R 8DN
Tel: 0207 929 5601 / fax: 0207 929 5722
http://www.lawworks.org.uk/

British and Irish Legal Information Institute
http://www.bailii.org/

Court Serve Information Centre - Case Law Database
http://www.courtserve2.net/homepage.htm

HM Court Service
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

The Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk

The Society of Construction Law
www.scl.org.uk

The UK Environmental Law Association
http://www.ukela.org

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Enforcement

Environment Agency
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
http://www.sepa.org.uk/

Environment and Heritage Service (EHS)
http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/

European Environment Agency
http;//www.eea.europa.eu/

United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/

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Legal Funding

Community Legal Service Direct – direct to the env list
http://www.clsdirect.org.uk/index.jsp

The Scottish Legal Aid Board
http://www.slab.org.uk/

The Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
http://www.nilsc.org.uk/

Department for Constitutional Affairs Getting legal help
http://www.dca.gov.uk/gettinglegalhelp.htm

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Legal Representatives

Public Interest Lawyers
Specialists in Environmental, Planning, Human Rights, and Public Law
http://www.publicinterestlawyers.co.uk/

Bindman & Partners
Specialists in Human Rights and Public Law.
http://www.bindmans.com

Leigh Day & Co
Specialists in Human Rights, Personal Injury, Accidents, Disasters and Medical Negligence.
http://www.leighday.co.uk

Arden Chambers
Specialists in Housing, Local Government, Property and Planning.
http://www.ardenchambers.com

Doughty Street Chambers
Specialists in Human Rights including Housing, Planning and the Environment.
http://www.doughtystreet.co.uk

Earth Rights Limited
Environmental law firm and specialists in Planning Applications, Public Inquiries, Judicial reviews and Statutory challenges in the UK.
http://www.earthrights.org.uk
 
Matrix Chambers
Specialists in Private Law, European Union and European Commission on Human Rights and Public International Law.
http://www.matrixlaw.co.uk

2 Garden Court Chambers
Specialists in Human Rights and Social Justice across a range of practice teams.
http://www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

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Planning Advice

Planning Aid
http://www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk/

Planning Aid for Scotland
http://www.planningaidscotland.org.uk/

The Royal Town Planning Institute
http://www.rtpi.org.uk/the_rtpi/planning_aid/

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