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Trade Union Legal Services

From our foundation in 1921 we have taken a central role in helping unions to protect the interests of their members.

Trade union officials and trade union members alike are often interested in reading our Labour and European Law Review (LELR).  We also now publish a Weekly LELR and a Personal Injury Law Review (PILR) every quarter.

We have published a wide range of factsheets on this website which may be of help to trade union members.  The factsheets cover many different areas including information about changing your name, advice on disputes with neighbours, how to challenge a will and advice about how to deal with a divorce.  For more information, visit our Factsheets Page.

You can also follow these links for more help if you are looking for advice on making a new will, about how to deal with a compromise agreement or if you are looking for help with conveyancing.

Union members

You, and members of your family, may be entitled to free legal services with Thompsons via your union.

Union officials

We provide a range of useful information to assist you when advising members.

Not a union member?

Click on the link for more information about what trade union legal services are and how to access them.

Tutor in Trade Union Studies at Ruskin College

Ian Manborde is currently employed as a Thompsons tutor in Trade Union Studies at Ruskin College, Oxford, working across a wide range of subject areas, in particular around developing and supporting black trade union activists and in general focusing on race-related issues.

Examples of work in this area include:

• The development and delivery of a course for UNISON (West Midlands) on handling a race grievance
• Developing a course, for delivery in July and October for PROSPECT on the race equality duty and handling race discrimination cases
• Development and delivery of the UNITE (Amicus section) national course for BME trade union activists on leadership.