The CrowdJustice Blog

Environment and planning cases can affect large numbers of people. CrowdJustice sat down with Adrienne Copithorne of Richard Buxton Environmental & Public Law Solicitors and asked a few questions about how these cases might work in practice. Read more

Jon Robins, a journalist who has been writing about issues of justice – and miscarriages of justice - for 20 years, talks to CrowdJustice about some of the incredible stories he's reported on, and the state of UK justice today. Read more

Dr. Matthew Dyson of the University of Cambridge sat down with CrowdJustice (over Skype!) to discuss the concept of joint enterprise - and indeed how difficult it can be to define it. Matthew gives a fantastic primer on a complex topic, and yet a topic that touches on basics of social and criminal justice. Read more

Joint enterprise is a controversial legal doctrine that came to widespread public attention in the award-winning Jimmy McGovern film "Common" – and in relation to which the House of Commons Justice Committee called for urgent reform. CrowdJustice spoke to solicitor Simon Natas about JENGbA, joint enterprise, and the importance of the criminal justice system to everyone. Read more

On 7 July 2015 the Law Commission unveiled a consultation on the law of mental capacity and deprivation of liberty. We briefly consider how human rights (and in particular article 8) might affect the rights of those suffering from, or caring for, people with dementia. Read more

We are five ordinary women, all born in the 1950s (on or after 6 April 1951). We've all experienced unfair and unequal treatment because of the way increases to our State Pension Age have been brought in. These changes have affected many of us and our contemporaries in deep and difficult ways. But many of us felt powerless to do anything about it. Read more

In this post, guest blogger Doug Paulley highlights some of the difficulties disabled people faced in bringing claims under the Equality Act. "The current political climate is not good for disabled people, or any other people experiencing disadvantage... " Read more

Three weeks after launching Crowdjustice, we’re energised by the support we’ve had from all corners, and wanted to share a short update on what we’ve done and what’s coming up next! Read more