About us

The Objects of our Company are:

  • To relieve financially disadvantaged persons resident in the benefit area by providing such persons with legal services which they could not otherwise obtain through lack of means.
  • The advancement of education among persons resident or working in the benefit area.
  • The advancement of such other charitable purposes as are beneficial to the community for persons resident or working in the benefit area; The benefit area shall be South East England.
  • We can see 10 people in the morning session and four in the afternoon.

Weekly sessions

  • We can only advise in person on the topics below
  • No appointment is necessary, just drop in.
  • We advise on debt on the first Tuesday in the month.  We offer a drop in advice session from 2 – 3.30pm.
    We will provide weekly sessions up to the end of November 2011.
Day Topic Time
Monday Employment 10.00 - 12.30
Tuesday Housing 10.00 - 12.30
Wednesday Welfare benefits 10.00 - 12.30
Thursday Welfare benefits 10.00 - 12.30
Housing 2.00 - 3.30
Friday Discrimination 10.00 - 12.30

Our advice

  • Our advice is free,confidential, impartial and independent
  • This means you don't pay, it means we only discuss your case with people you authorised us to discuss it with.
  • It means we advise you regardless of your ethnic origin, sexual preference, gender, age, or religion.
  • Our service will be withdrawn from any person who uses offensive or racist language or people who act violently to any of our staff, volunteers, Trustee board members or other users of our service.
  • If you need advice in matters that we do not deal with, visit our links page
  • This CLA logo link takes you to the Community Legal Service website at www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk Further information can be found at the Community Legal Service web site.
  • We are unable to do any work on your case until we have seen your proof of income.

What people have said about us

A thank you card received in April 2011 says:

“Thank you so much for all your hard work. Without the service at the Law Centre, I would never have been able to take my employers to court, and they would have got away with how they treated me. You always kept me informed and helped me all the way along. Thanks a million.”

Contact us

Cross Street Law Centre

4 Cross Street
Erith, Kent,
DA8 1RB

Phone: 020 8311 0555 to hear our opening times

Fax: 01322 331 073

Map of Cross Street
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Buses: 99, 229, 469, B12

Train: Erith mainline station is 3 minutes walk away.