Our mission
Turning law into justice.
JAFLAS Dr Alan Blacker & Co. CIC is a non-profit Community Interest Company founded in 2000 and based in Manchester.
Turning law into justice. Empowerment · Direction · Security.
A long view
Real and effective change in people’s lives.
Based in Manchester, we have been operating since 2000.
Over twenty thousand people have been helped by us to achieve justice in their lives and to achieve real and effective change, and we have represented over eleven thousand clients to date.
In June 2026 we helped 120 new people and acted on 64 new instructions from 5 countries, including Germany, Canada, Armenia, The United States and China.
Over ninety per cent of our funding comes from voluntary subscriptions, memberships and donations. We work on pro bono, conditional fee agreements, damages based agreements and after-the-event funding. In litigation, if we win, we recover the bulk of our costs from the other side — but our main objective is to provide free advice and support.
Our unique approach is not only what differentiates us, but also what makes us successful. We provide a broad range of services and solutions to help individuals flourish and organizations facilitate change, achieve their vision and optimize performance and sustainability.
Credentials
Grounded in regulated, community-focused work.
Recognised by the Bar Standards Board as a Legal Advice Centre suitable for the employment and attendance of barristers.
Licensed by the Government's Money and Pensions Service for debt and insolvency advice.
Regulated by the FCA under PERG 2.8.14D for the management of claims against regulated bodies.
Approved referral agency for SSAFA Forces Help and the Royal British Legion.
Disability Confident advice service.
Working to PQASSO quality standards.
Recognition
A community mission held to high standards.
Nationwide trust
Most Trusted Nationwide Legal & Pro Bono Organisation 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Pro bono provider
Pro Bono Legal Services Provider of the Year 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Client service
Legal Client Service Excellence Award 2024/25 and 2026.
Best in Manchester — Nominee 2026.
Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2023/24/25 — Best Pro Bono Legal Services Practice.
Dr Alan Blacker & Co CIC was declared the winner in the Legal Advice Firm category, beating 190 other contestants.
The 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
First place in the Leading Regional Providers of Pro Bono Legal Services category at the Northern Enterprise Awards.
100% of clients surveyed in the last year are extremely satisfied.
What people say
Real words from people who know our work.
“Dr Alan Blacker has an extraordinary legal mind and an extensive and current knowledge of the law. He is passionate about his subject and about achieving social justice.”
— Sheila Large, Director, STORM teacher training programme
“He is there for you every step of the way… the work he does for our armed forces who have found themselves in trouble due to debt is second to none.”
— Andrea Daubney, Founder, The Paul Daubney Trust
“A truly outstanding character who contributes a great deal to the legal community.”
— Kevin Martin, President of the Law Society of England and Wales
“An extraordinarily diverse range of academic and technical knowledge… a supremely gifted individual.”
— Gary Allan QC, Serious Crime and White Collar Crime Specialist
“A person of outstanding good character and perfect humour; he is reliable and without vice.”
— His Worship Ghulam Shah Shahzad O.B.E. J.P., Chair, Rochdale Law Centre
“Mozart of the Courtroom”
— Stephen King, Royal Corps of Logistics
Paul Bohill — Chairman
Star of 'Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away!'