NUJ Christmas hours & emergency legal numbers 

  • 23 Dec 2021

The NUJ will close for the Christmas and New Year break at close of business on Thursday 23 December.   

The NUJ will close for the Christmas and New Year break at close of business on Thursday 23 December.   

We will reopen the London, Manchester and Irish offices on Tuesday 4 January and the Scottish office on Wednesday 5 January. 

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Thompsons solicitors will operate an emergency legal advice service over the Christmas/New Year period, available 24 hours a day. Where possible, you should have your NUJ membership details to hand. more information is avaliable at https://www.thompsonstradeunion.law/trade-unions/nuj

  • For general legal emergencies, call 07976 574914. 
  • For emergency legal advice on criminal matters or other issues involving the police, call 0800 587 7530. 
  • For non-emergency matters, email [email protected] and your query will be dealt with as soon as possible when the NUJ reopens in the New Year. 

Republic of Ireland 

For legal emergencies or non-legal emergencies email Seamus Dooley, the assistant general secretary, on [email protected] or call 00353 87 223 6364. 

Scotland

For legal emergencies or non-legal emergencies email John Toner or Nick McGowan-Lowe, on [email protected] or [email protected].  If urgent please mark ‘urgent’ in the subject heading of your email.

For other urgent matters, email [email protected] 

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