Law Centre and Barristers’ Chambers join forces with online legal advice firm

Camden Community Law Centre and St Philips Chambers have joined forced with Instant Law UK, as it rolls out a library-based video-conferencing service, according to legalfutures website.

Birmingham Central Library and Marylebone Public Library have signed up to the scheme, under which users are put through to an Instant Law UK solicitor who gives the first 20 minutes of advice free of charge.

If a barrister is deemed appropriate for the case, St Philips Chambers will cover instructions coming out of Birmingham, while talks are ongoing with another major chambers in London to cover Westminster Council libraries. Any advice beyond the first 20 minutes will be charged for.

Camden Community Law Centre (CCLC) will launch the online debt and employment law service, provided by CCLC staff, from next Monday, 16 April. It isn’t clear as to how or whether charging will be applied to this service.

The areas of law covered are:

* Family law
* Employment
* Business law
* Debt
* Landlord & tenant
* Immigration
* Litigation

Top chambers and law centre throw weight behind pioneering webcam legal service