Ethnic Minorities Law Centre

Immigration Law

We provide advice and representation from initial applications, through appeals and reconsideration's at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, and Court of Session.

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Immigration Law

Employment Law

A full range of support to individuals with complaints in relation to employment, including support at all pre-hearing stages, seeking settlement (including mediation), Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Sheriff Court hearings and post settlement/Tribunal issues.

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Employment Law

Asylum & Human Rights Law

Representing clients from the initial stages of their asylum claim, through appeals to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and up to the Court of Session. Assisting people whose initial asylum claims have been refused to submit fresh claims if they have new evidence, or to submit representations to remain in the UK on human rights grounds where they have built strong ties with the UK,

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Asylum & Human Rights Law

Discrimination Law

Discrimination cases both in employment and the provision of goods, facilities and services, and provide legal advice and representation both in Employment Tribunals and Sheriff Court

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Discrimination Law

Collaborative Work with local Agencies

Working with local agencies to increase service access to BME communities.

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Collaborative Work with local Agencies

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The Ethnic Minorities Law Centre (EMLC) provides legal advice and representation to individuals from Scotland’s Minority Ethnic communities, as well as training and second-tier advice to Citizens Advice Bureaux and other advice agencies across the country, and focuses on providing bilingual and culturally sensitive service.

We operate out of offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as having a number of projects which extend our services to individuals living in 11 local authority areas stretching across the country.

Our specialist areas of law:

  • Asylum, Refugee and Human Rights
  • Immigration and Nationality
  • Employment
  • Discrimination
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation

In addition to casework for clients and training for advice agencies in our specialist areas of law, we also operate telephone advice lines, awareness-raising sessions and workshops for young people.

Our Advice Line times are as follows

Glasgow Office – 0141 204 2888
Monday – Friday 9:30am – 10:30am

Edinburgh Office – 0131 229 2038
Monday – 3:30pm-4:30pm
Wednesday – 10am-11am
Friday – 10am-11am

For more information on all the services we provide and how to contact us, please use the drop-down menus above and visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

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