Withdrawal of funds from Community Law Centre "lawful"
Greenwich Council acted lawfully in withdrawing funding from Greenwich Community Law Centre in November, the High Court has held.
Mr Justice Cranston, with “considerable regret”, dismissed the law centre’s judicial review shortly before Christmas.
In R (on the application of Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich Council [2011] EWHC 3463(Admin), the law centre challenged the council’s decision-making process and claimed it failed to have regard for the consequences, particularly on its existing vulnerable clients. However, Cranston J said the centre received more than six months’ notice and there was no flaw in the council’s process. He praised the centre and said it would be a “sad day” if it closed.
