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The Guardian 02 Nov 2021
‘Females with fair skin’: Mayfair casino guilty of race discrimination, tribunal finds
An exclusive London casino racially discriminated against one of its dealers by allowing a request by a patron not to have black dealers at their table, an employment tribunal has found. More >
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The Mirror 01 Nov 2021
Sajid Javid threatened with legal action over Covid testing fiasco at UK lab
Campaigners have threatened Health Secretary Sajid Javid with legal action over a Covid testing fiasco which saw an estimated 43,000 people given false negative results. The Government suspended test processing by Immensa Health Ltd last month after tens of thousands of Brits were wrongly told they didn't have the virus between September 2 and October 12. More >
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The Mirror 17 Oct 2021
Daughters set to sue Government after dads die in Covid-hit care homes
Two women are set to begin legal action against the government at the High Court this week following the deaths of their fathers from coronavirus. The landmark hearing is being brought by Fay Harris and Cathy Gardner whose dads were in care homes as the pandemic took hold last year. More >
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The Guardian 05 Oct 2021
Ex-Uber driver takes legal action over ‘racist’ face-recognition software
An Uber driver who lost his job when automated face-scanning software failed to recognise him is accusing the firm of indirect race discrimination in a legal test case. The black driver, who worked on the Uber platform from 2016 until April 2021, has filed an employment tribunal claim alleging his account was illegally deactivated when facial-verification software used to log drivers on to the ride-hailing app decided he was not who he said he was. More >
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ITV 21 Sep 2021
Matt Hancock's Whatsapp and emails to be examined in test contracts court case
The former health secretary Matt Hancock will have his personal WhatsApp and emails searched as part of a High Court battle over millions of pounds' worth of antibody test contracts. The Good Law Project has brought legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), claiming that more than #80 million in contracts for antibody tests were awarded unlawfully. The bid covers three contracts awarded to Abingdon Health which the group claims were given in April, June and August 2020 but were not published until October 2020. More >
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The Independent 17 Sep 2021
Judge rules Little Mix concert promoter discriminated against group of deaf mothers at 2017 concert
A judge has ruled that a concert promoter for Little Mix discriminated against a group of deaf mothers in 2017. As reported by BBC News, district judge Ian Avent ordered LHG Live to financially compensate three mothers — Sally Reynolds, Sarah Cassandro and Victoria Nelson — after it failed to provide an interpreter for the supporting acts at a 2017 Little Mix concert in West Sussex. More >
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BBC 09 Aug 2021
Geronimo the alpaca: Protesters march on Downing Street
Animal rights protesters have staged a march to Downing Street in London in a bid to save Geronimo the alpaca. Geronimo has twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, and the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ordered he be euthanised. More >
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The Guardian 30 Jul 2021
High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel is ruled unlawful
Campaigners including archaeologists, environmental groups and druids have won a high court battle to prevent a controversial road project that includes a tunnel near Stonehenge. The £1.7bn scheme to overhaul eight miles of the A303 in Wiltshire next to the prehistoric monument was backed by the government last year, but campaigners launched a judicial review calling for the decision to be overturned. More >
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The Guardian 28 Jul 2021
Downing Street Covid briefings excluded deaf BSL users, judge finds
Downing Street’s failure to provide British Sign Language interpreters during live Covid briefings was discriminatory and breached equality legislation, a high court judge has ruled. Kate Rowley, from Leeds, who is profoundly deaf, successfully argued that the government was breaching its obligations to make its broadcasts accessible to deaf people under the Equality Act. More >
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The Guardian 22 Jul 2021
Tommy Robinson loses libel case brought by Syrian schoolboy
The anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked at school. The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was sued by Jamal Hijazi after an incident in a school playground in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in October 2018. More >
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The Guardian 15 Jul 2021
London casino let rich patrons racially abuse staff, tribunal hears
Semhar Tesfagiorgis, 41, is suing Crown London Aspinalls, in Mayfair, for race and sex discrimination, alleging there was a “hostile and demeaning environment” when she worked there. More >
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ITV 13 Jul 2021
Campaign group launches legal challenge against councils over ‘failures’ concerning children in care
A not-for-profit campaign organisation is bringing a legal challenge against five local authorities in England over claims they are placing very high numbers of children in care outside of their local authority area. The Kent-based Good Law Project said while this “pressing problem” is a national issue, the ‘test case’ is a request for a judicial review issued against five of the worst-offending councils. More >
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The Guardian 11 Jul 2021
Fijian-born soldiers given right to live in UK despite legal battle loss
A group of Fijian-born soldiers who sued the government after being classified as illegal immigrants have been granted leave to remain in the UK, despite losing their legal battle against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Home Office. More >
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Evening Standard 02 Jul 2021
Guidance on reuniting children with families in UK unlawful, High Court rules
Part of the Home Office’s guidance on reuniting unaccompanied child asylum seekers (UAMs) with their families in the UK is unlawful, the High Court has ruled. Safe Passage, a charity that supports child refugees, took legal action against the Home Office over how caseworkers are told to process requests for UAMs to be reunited with family members in the UK. More >
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The Law Society Gazette 21 Jul 2020
Crowdfunding can be a ray of light
In the access to justice infrastructure in the UK, there are many gaps. In the political sphere, legal aid has been slashed. In the legislative sphere, barriers have been mounted to make judicial reviews harder in practice to run. There is no perfect solution for a problem that affects individuals, businesses and lawyers – namely, the lack of an affordable framework for everyone to access legal services. More >
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The Mirror 22 Sep 2019
Brit raped on paradise island still waiting for justice - despite WhatsApp confession
Natasha Golding says she knows the man who attacked her in Cape Verde and he even texted her saying: "Sorry for everything". She is crowdfunding using CrowdJustice to get the justice she deserves. More >
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Badcredit.org 16 Sep 2019
CrowdJustice: An Online Platform Delivering Increased Access to the U.K. Legal System Through Private and Public Funding
In a Nutshell: Access to justice is essential to the rule of law, yet individuals across the world fail to gain access to the legal services they need. CrowdJustice is an online platform in the U.K. that helps individuals and lawyers raise funds for their legal challenges. More >
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The Guardian 12 Sep 2019
HMRC faces legal fight for handing Britons' data to US tax officials
HMRC is facing a legal battle to block it from handing personal details about British citizens to US tax authorities.The CrowdJustice page claims she is trying to “protect the fundamental rights of accidental Americans and other compliant US citizens living abroad” and is aiming to raise £50,000 to fund her case. More >
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Wired 07 Sep 2019
Brexit has kick-started a golden age of crowdfunded legal battles
Of course, none of this would have happened without technology. The thing that more than anything else contributed to the rise of crowdfunded legal proceedings is a company called Crowdjustice. Founded by former litigator Julia Salasky, and based in London, since its launch in 2014 CrowdJustice has helped raise over £10 million for legal proceedings, making more than 1,000 cases possible. More >
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Somerset Live 03 Sep 2019
Bath Rugby stadium objectors launch fundraising bid to defend Rec covenants
Objectors against development on Bath Recreation Ground have launched a CrowdJustice page to pay for a legal defence of the 1922 covenants on the land. More >
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The Guardian 29 Aug 2019
Meet the lawyer-turned-tech entrepreneur trying to make justice available to all
Julia Salasky had a high-flying job at the UN when she quit to set up CrowdJustice, a platform that helps users raise money for their legal needs... More >
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Property Wire 22 Aug 2019
Landlords asked to support repossession court case
Landlords in the private rented sector are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. The legal costs are currently being crowdfunded on CrowdJustice. More >
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Forbes 18 Aug 2019
CrowdJustice ''Transforming The Way The Legal Sector Operates''
Unfairness in the UK justice system has meant that it doesn’t work for everyone. In 2015 that prompted lawyer Julia Salasky to leave the security of her job to create a new type of access to justice and launched CrowdJustice. More >
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Lancashire Telegraph 15 Aug 2019
Investors launch legal fight over firms run by Padiham-based Park First
Investors in a Lancashire-run parking scheme have launched a crowdfunding bid to back a legal action designed to recoup millions of pounds. More >
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MyLondon 30 Jul 2019
Campaigners 'to take legal action' after claims Southall Gasworks site 'caused cancer'
Residents who claim to have suffered health problems from headaches to cancers from the development of the old Southall Gasworks site are crowdfunding on CrowdJustice up to take the developer and Ealing Council to court. More >
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Royal Gazette 26 Jul 2019
Crowdfund launched to back SSM fight
A crowdfunding campaign to raise cash to fight the next step of the Government’s legal battle against same-sex marriage has been launched. More >
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Pink News 19 Jul 2019
Lesbian couple launch landmark gay marriage case in Serbia
Jelena Dubovi and Sunčica Kopunović are fighting to win legal recognition for same-sex partnerships in Serbia, declaring: “We want more than the right to march in a parade once a year.” More >
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Left Foot Forward 12 Jul 2019
Extinction Rebellion launch CrowdJustice drive after hundreds of climate activists charged
Extinction Rebellion are crowdfunding on CrowdJustice to help the 180 people that have been charged the majority for breach of Section 14 of the Public Order Act and obstructing a highway, according to the Metropolitan Police. 1,151 arrests were made during the two weeks of protests. More >
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Metro 21 May 2019
My sister died in prison three years ago, and I’m still fighting to find out why
Charlie Nokes died while serving a controversial sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection. Her family have raised over £5,000 on CrowdJustice for legal representation at an inquest into her death. More >
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Farming UK 19 May 2019
Cheesemakers successful in challenge against raw milk guidance
Cheesemakers have successfully overturned guidance by Foods Standard Scotland which they believe would have made producing artisan raw milk cheese unviable. They raised £17,000 for legal costs on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Times 17 May 2019
Cheesemakers end legal fight over raw milk regulations
Artisan cheesemakers who took a food watchdog to Scotland’s highest court over safety guidelines have ended their legal action after the guidelines were changed so they no longer breached EU laws. The producers raised £17,000 on CrowdJustice to cover legal fees. More >
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BBC 16 May 2019
Student Natasha Abrahart's suicide: Neglect a 'contributory factor', coroner rules
University student Natasha Abrahart, who took her own life while studying physics at the University of Bristol, died partly as a result of neglect on part of the Mental Health Trust involved, an inquest ruled. Natasha's parents raised over £27,000 on CrowdJustice for legal representation at her inquest. More >
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ITV news 05 May 2019
Durham University academic jailed in the UAE says more needs to be done to clear his name
Matthew Hedges, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on spying charges by the United Arab Emirates, has accused the UK's Foreign Office of failing to help him clear his name. His wife Daniela has raised over £7,000 on CrowdJustice to help Matthew clear his name. More >
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The Guardian 02 May 2019
Ella Kissi-Debrah: new inquest granted into 'air pollution' death
The High Court granted a new inquest into the death of a schoolgirl, Ella Kissi-Debrah, who died of an asthma attack thought to be linked to illegal levels of air pollution near her south London home. Ella's mum Rosamund raised over £29,000 on CrowdJustice to secure a new inquest. More >
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Scotsman 29 Apr 2019
Young musician flashmob protests against instrumental tuition fees
A flashmob of young musicians gathered in Glasgow ahead of a Holyrood debate on the issue of instrumental tuition fees in Scotland’s schools. One musician, Ralph Riddiough, has raised over £15,000 on CrowdJustice to address the issue through legal action. More >
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The Times 17 Apr 2019
Fresh inquest into stabbing of teenage girl 44 years ago
A new inquest must be held into the unsolved killing 44 years ago of teenager Elsie Frost, High Court judges ruled after finding that fresh evidence had come to light. Elsie's family raised £8,000 on CrowdJustice to pursue a new inquest. More >
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The Guardian 16 Apr 2019
Primary school pupils in England to be given free sanitary products
Girls in primary schools in England will be given free sanitary products from 2020, in the fight against period poverty. Amika George and the Red Box Project raised funds on CrowdJustice to highlight the need for legal change. More >
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The Telegraph 16 Apr 2019
Suspect in PC Yvonne Fletcher murder could be forced to give evidence in High Court action
The prime suspect in the murder of Yvonne Fletcher could finally be questioned under oath after a civil action was mounted against him in the High Court. Yvonne's police colleague John Murray raised over £12,000 on CrowdJustice to bring the case. More >
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Huffington Post 12 Apr 2019
'Multiple Failures' In Treatment Of Bristol Student, 20, Before She Died, Coroner Hears
A coroner has heard that there were a number of missed opportunities in the care of Bristol University student, Natasha Abrahart, who took her own life. Natasha's parents raised funds on CrowdJustice for legal representation at her inquest. More >
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Evening Standard 10 Apr 2019
Final bid to stop demolition of Latino market at Seven Sisters
Traders at Seven Sisters indoor market in Tottenham want the High Court to quash a compulsory purchase order paving the way for its redevelopment, claiming that the character of the “Latin village” would be destroyed. They are raising funds on CrowdJustice to challenge the compulsory purchase order. More >
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ITV News 06 Apr 2019
Mum of boy, 7, takes legal action claiming son was forced to wear bright yellow bib 'because he's autistic'
Mum Joanne Logan is taking legal action against her local council after she says her youngest son was required to wear a fluorescent yellow bib in his school playground, so that teachers and other children knew he was autistic. Joanne is raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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BBC 03 Apr 2019
Birmingham pub bombings: Victims 'unlawfully killed'
The coroner at the inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings has instructed the jury to return a verdict of unlawful killing, following six weeks hearing evidence about explosions at two city centre pubs in November 1974. The families of the victims raised funds for on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2019
The midlife women being frozen out of motherhood: Frozen eggs must be destroyed after 10 years. Now, a generation who stored theirs want to change the law before it's too late
A woman who hopes to become a mother is challenging a law which imposes a 10-year time limit on clinics storing frozen eggs. She is raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Telegraph 23 Mar 2019
Whistleblowing NHS worker to challenge NDA in test case for gagging orders
Radiographer Sue Allison, who blew the whistle on NHS malpractice, is planning to challenge the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she was asked to sign. Sue is raising funds on CrowdJustice to cover her legal costs. More >
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BBC 21 Mar 2019
Colette McCulloch inquest: Autistic woman's death 'avoidable tragedy'
A coroner has described the death of Colette McCulloch, a voluntary patient at a care home, as an avoidable tragedy and stated that she was "failed by an inadequate regime of care". Colette's parents raised funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Observer 16 Mar 2019
‘Our children deserve better’: parents win right to judicial review of special needs spending
Families of children with special educational needs and disabilities win the right to challenge the Government's funding policy in a landmark judicial review. They raised £14,000 on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Guardian 15 Mar 2019
Wildlife campaigners take legal action against 'pest' bird killings
Animal rights non-profit Wild Justice is taking Natural England to court in an attempt to stop the statutory body from issuing licences to slaughter certain wild birds. The organisation is raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Guardian 15 Mar 2019
Woman in first legal challenge against UK's 10-year limit on egg-freezing
A woman is challenging fertility laws which compel clinics to destroy frozen eggs after storing them for 10 years, regardless of the woman's age or wishes. She is raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Telegraph 07 Mar 2019
Foster parents of Parsons Green bomber sue local council after he was described as being 'merely troubled'
Foster carers of the Parsons Green bomber are taking legal action against the council that placed him in their home because he was described as "merely as a troubled young person" when in fact he was "trained to kill by Isis". They are raising funds for legal fees on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Independent 07 Mar 2019
Government’s voter ID plans to face High Court legal challenge after crowdfunding campaign
Campaigner Neil Coughlan takes the government to court over a pilot scheme requiring voters to produce ID before they can vote in local elections. He argues the scheme is “unlawful” and will prevent people from going to the polls. He raised over £30,000 on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Times 05 Mar 2019
Legal challenge brought over the use of “child spies” in criminal investigations
The Home Office is facing a judicial review over police and other agencies' use of “child spies” in criminal investigations. Just for Kids Law has been granted permission to bring the claim, arguing that using children as spies is incompatible with international law. They are raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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ITV News 05 Mar 2019
Campaigners’ challenge to "draconian" protest injunction reaches Court of Appeal
Environmental campaigners are taking their fight against a “draconian” injunction granted to energy giant Ineos to the Court of Appeal. Supported by Friends of the Earth, Joseph Boyd will attempt to overturn the injunction, which prohibits protest activities at Ineos' shale gas sites. He is raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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Channel 4 04 Mar 2019
Government faces legal challenge over no-deal Brexit medicine shortages plan
The Government faces a judicial review over plans which would permit pharmacists to dispense medicines of a different strength or quantity from prescription in the event that a no deal Brexit triggers a serious medicine supply shortage. The claimants are raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Independent 01 Mar 2019
Right to Rent scheme violates human rights laws and causes discrimination, High Court rules
The High Court has confirmed that a scheme which requires private landlords to check potential tenants' immigration status, causes racial discrimination and violates human rights. The scheme was challenged by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, who raised £5,000 on CrowdJustice. More >
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BBC 01 Mar 2019
Uber drivers claim discrimination over London congestion plan
Private hire drivers are taking legal action against London Mayor Sadiq Khan over the congestion charge, which they claim is discriminatory as 94% of them are from ethnic minority backgrounds. They are raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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BBC 01 Mar 2019
National Gallery: NG27 group granted 'worker' status by Employment Tribunal
27 art educators at the National Gallery have been recognised has having worker status by an Employment Tribunal. They are fighting for their employment rights. They raised over £77,000 on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Herald 18 Feb 2019
Inquiry ready for opening shots in golf battle over nature heaven
Seven nature conservation charities have come together to protect Coul Links, a natural coastal dune system in Scotland, as a planning inquiry begins to decide whether an 18-hole golf course can be built there. The charities are raising funds on CrowdJustice to support their legal team's preparation for the inquiry. More >
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The Guardian 13 Feb 2019
"Voter ID trials are dangerous. That’s why I’m taking the government to court"
Neil Coughlan is taking the government to court over plans to require voters to show ID before voting. He believes this will make it harder for vulnerable people to vote. He is raising funds on CrowdJustice to cover court costs and legal fees. More >
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Essex Live 12 Feb 2019
Sacked surgeon wins right to appeal against Essex hospital trust
Consultant surgeon Shareen Idu, who believes she was unfairly dismissed, has won the right to appeal a disciplinary panel decision, the judge saying that the issue has potentially “wide implications” for healthcare professionals. Shareen raised over £5000 on CrowdJustice. More >
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Express 05 Feb 2019
Brexit battle: Crowdfunding page launched to support Lord Trimble's backstop court case
A group including Lord David Trimble - who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work negotiating the Good Friday Agreement - is taking the Government to court over the Irish backstop in its proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement. They are raising funds on CrowdJustice to launch a judicial review. More >
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The Big Issue 04 Feb 2019
Changemakers: Julia Salasky changed the face of justice with crowdfunding
How do you help people with a legal issue to access the justice system when funding is a barrier? CrowdJustice founder and CEO Julia Salasky speaks to The Big Issue on how CrowdJustice is making justice more accessible to all. More >
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BBC 04 Feb 2019
Minister changes parole challenges after Worboys case
Victims of crime in England and Wales will be granted new rights to challenge the parole of violent offenders, following the successful challenge to the release of 'Black Cab Rapist' John Worboys, funded on CrowdJustice. More >
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BBC 30 Jan 2019
Supreme Court rejects government appeal on criminal records scheme
The Supreme Court has ruled that the criminal records disclosure regime, as it applies to multiple convictions and childhood warnings/reprimands, is disproportionate. Unlock, a charity for people with convictions, raised £17k on CrowdJustice to take the case to court. More >
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The Guardian 25 Jan 2019
High court orders new inquest into Home Office role in Windrush citizen death
Windrush migrant Sentina D’Artanyan-Bristol has been granted a new inquest into her son Dexter’s death, after the coroner originally failed to consider the impact of the Home Office’s “hostile environment” policy on his health. She is raising funds on CrowdJustice for legal representation. More >
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Wired 25 Jan 2019
ONE MAN’S OBSESSIVE FIGHT TO RECLAIM HIS CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA DATA
David Carroll has been locked in a legal war to force the infamous company to turn over its files on him. He’s won a battle, but the struggle continues. More >
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The Guardian 24 Jan 2019
Steiner state school in Bristol launches legal action against Ofsted
A Steiner school in Bristol is launching legal action against its latest Ofsted report, which rated the school as “inadequate” and resulted in it being placed in special measures. More >
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Evening Standard 24 Jan 2019
Green candidate: toxic air killed my daughter, aged nine - now I’ll fight election to beat it
Campaigning mum Rosamund is standing for election to tackle air pollution, which she blames for the death of her 9-year-old daughter Ella. She is raising funds for an inquest on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Guardian 22 Jan 2019
A student’s death: did her university do enough to help Natasha Abrahart?
20-year-old Bristol University student Natasha Abrahart took her life own. Natasha’s parents believe the university did not do everything it could to help her. They are raising funds on CrowdJustice to pay for legal representation at their daughter’s inquest. More >
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The Independent 21 Jan 2019
How a lawsuit against Tommy Robinson could open up a new front in the battle against the far right
...a law firm acting on behalf of Jamal – Farooq Bajwa and Co – are now launching a crowdfunded defamation case against him. Not only that, they will explore whether social media companies such as Facebook are liable for their role in spreading “Tommy’s” potentially defamatory statements. More >
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HuffPost 21 Jan 2019
Bullied Syrian Boy Is Taking Legal Action Against Facebook Over Tommy Robinson Posts
Lawyer acting on behalf of refugee says media giant must take responsibility for false claims. More >
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The Daily Mail 21 Jan 2019
Syrian refugee, 16, who was filmed being 'waterboarded' by school bullies is suing Facebook 'for not stopping Tommy Robinson posting accusations he violently attacked three English girls'
Young Syrian refugee Jamal was thrown to the floor and doused in water by bullies at his school. The bullies' actions were then defended by EDL founder Tommy Robinson (aka Stephen Lennon). Jamal now plans to sue Lennon and the social media platforms which published his comments. More >
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Huffington Post 18 Jan 2019
Access To Adequate Menstrual Protection Shouldn't Depend On Postcodes Or The Kindness Of Strangers
The Red Box Project and women's rights campaigner Amika George are raising funds on CrowdJustice to challenge the Government over period poverty. More >
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The Guardian 17 Jan 2019
Data laws could harm EU citizens' attempts to stay in UK, court told
The Open Rights Group, the3million and Leigh Day have won permission to judicially review new data protection rules that could prevent EU citizens applying for settled status post-Brexit from accessing personal data about their immigration case. They raised over £40,000 on CrowdJustice to bring the case to court. More >
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The Independent 11 Jan 2019
Legal proceedings launched against government over voter ID trials
Legal proceedings have been launched against the Government over plans to roll-out a contentious voter ID scheme. Campaigner Neil Coughlan is raising funds on CrowdJustice to take legal action against the scheme. More >
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The Guardian 11 Jan 2019
Mother wins right to seek new inquest into girl's death linked to air pollution
The mother of a schoolgirl who died of an asthma attack linked to air pollution has won the right to seek a new inquest at the high court. She is raising funds on CrowdJustice for legal representation at the inquest. More >
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TIME 09 Jan 2019
Meet the Teen Who is Pushing For an End to 'Period Poverty'
19-year-old Amika George is campaigning for “Free Periods” by raising money for the legal fees needed to push the government for a permanent solution to the period poverty by providing free pads and tampons in schools. Amika and The Red Box Project are raising funds for the campaign on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Guardian 08 Jan 2019
Girls are still missing school because of period poverty. There is an answer.
“Scotland has pledged free menstrual products in schools, why not England? Our campaign aims to force the government’s hand.” Amika George, 19-year-old founder of #FreePeriods, has partnered with community initiative The Red Box Project to raise funds on CrowdJustice, pressing the Government to provide free menstrual products in schools in England. More >
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Metro 08 Jan 2019
Legal campaign launched to stop girls missing school because of period poverty
Amika George, The Red Box Project and The Pink Protest, are launching a campaign to challenge the Government to tackle period poverty. They are raising funds on CrowdJustice to explore the legal aspects of the issue and to push the Government to make a change. More >
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The Independent 08 Jan 2019
Schoolgirls should get period products for free, campaigners tell government
19-year-old Amika George and campaign groups #FreePeriods and The Red Box Project have urged the government to provide free period products for all school children – arguing they are legally obliged to do so. The campaigners are raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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Forbes 28 Dec 2018
Crowdfund Launched To Challenge British Pubs Code Regulator In High Court
British pubs are closing their doors. But while the number of pubs across the nation since 2000 has fallen by 17% (10,500) and closures were two a day in the second half of 2017 according to CAMRA, a campaigning publican is now taking on the industry regulator on over tied-rents and “extortionate” beer costs. A crowdfunded legal action is fighting back. More >
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The Guardian 23 Dec 2018
Acid attack victim says police could have stopped his assailant
A man mutilated for life in an acid attack is suing police, alleging that they failed to act on information that should have stopped his ordeal before it began. More >
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The Independent 19 Dec 2018
Parents to take government to High Court over special needs funding cuts
A group of parents are taking the Government to court over its lack of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding which they say leave “thousands of children across the country in limbo”. The families raised funds on CrowdJustice to take the case to court. More >
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The Guardian 10 Dec 2018
Brexit: May rules out revoking article 50 after ECJ ruling
Britain can stop Brexit process without approval of member states, says European Court of Justice. The petitioners raised funds on CrowdJustice to take the case to the European Court. More >
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BBC 10 Dec 2018
Brexit ruling: UK can cancel decision, EU court says
The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ruling comes as a result of the question on the meaning of Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union being referred by the Inner House of the Scottish Court of Session to the European Court. The petitioners raised funds on CrowdJustice to take the case through the Scottish and European courts. More >
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The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland 10 Dec 2018
Crowdfunding: changing the legal landscape
Joanna Sidhu, head of UK at CrowdJustice, writes for the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, explaining how crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular way for people to support causes which matter to them, and a critical tool enabling people to access the legal system. More >
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BBC 07 Dec 2018
Brexit: Campaigners seek judicial review of 2016 vote
British expats who want Brexit to be halted because of "corrupt practices" during the 2016 referendum are having their case heard in the High Court. They raised funds on CrowdJustice to take the case to court. More >
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The Guardian 05 Dec 2018
Matthew Hedges says UAE asked him to spy on Britain
PhD student Matthew Hedges has spoken out about the psychological torture he underwent while being held for nearly seven months in the United Arab Emirates after being accused of spying. Matthew has since been released back to the UK. He and his wife Daniela are crowdfunding to clear his name in the UAE. More >
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Law Society Gazette 04 Dec 2018
Equality Act under the spotlight in veganism claim
Jordi Casamitjana, was dismissed after raising concerns that his employer was investing its pension fund into companies using animal testing. An employment tribunal will now decide whether ethical veganism is a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. Bindmans LLP are instructed. The claimant is raising funds on CrowdJustice to bring the case. More >
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BBC 04 Dec 2018
Article 50: Law officer says UK can cancel Brexit
The UK should be able to unilaterally cancel its withdrawal from the EU, according to a top European law officer. The claimants in this case raised funds on CrowdJustice to take the matter before the European Court of Justice. More >
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The Guardian 04 Dec 2018
Voter ID trials in England face legal challenge
A legal challenge could scupper the second stage of trials of a scheme requiring people to show ID before they vote. The claimant is raising funds on CrowdJustice. More >
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BBC 03 Dec 2018
Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case
A tribunal is to be asked to decide whether veganism is a "philosophical belief" akin to a religion, in a landmark legal action. More >
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The Times Law Brief 30 Nov 2018
'Short and fat - and blowing the whistle'
The Times Law Brief covers the case of Judge Claire Gilham, who is fighting for whistleblowing protections for judges. She is raising funds on CrowdJustice to take her case to court and win workers' rights for members of the judiciary. More >
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The Times 27 Nov 2018
Case Study - Legal Innovation Supplement
CrowdJustice as featured in the Times supplement on Legal Innovation covering legal crowdfunding, major cases and how the platform brings people together around cases and increases Access to Justice. More >
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Huffington Post 27 Nov 2018
I Was Violently Strip Searched By Police – Now I’m Determined To Fight This Degrading Practice
"I was violently strip searched by police. Now I’m determined to fight this degrading practice." Lecturer Koshka Duff is crowdfunding to challenge strip search abuse and hold police officers to account. More >
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HuffPost 26 Nov 2018
Bristol University Fights Off Questions Over Student's Suicide
A leading university hit by a wave of suspected suicides declared it is “not a healthcare provider” as it fought attempts by the parents of a student to open up an investigation into her death. More >
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The Independent 24 Nov 2018
Brexit: High Court to rule if referendum vote ‘void’ as early as Christmas after Arron Banks investigation
The High Court will rule as early as Christmas whether Brexit should be declared “void”, in a legal case given a turbo-boost by the criminal investigation into Leave funder Arron Banks. The claimants are raising funds on CrowdJustice to cover the legal costs of bringing the claim. More >
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The Economist 23 Nov 2018
Crowdfunding is opening up Britain’s justice system
Class-action lawsuits have a long history, especially in America. But websites that allow folk to crowdfund legal cases are a new phenomenon. More >
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The Guardian 20 Nov 2018
Brexit: court rejects attempt to derail article 50 hearing
The supreme court has dismissed an attempt by the Brexit secretary to derail a European court hearing into whether article 50 – which triggered the UK’s departure from the EU – could be reversed. A group of Scottish MPs asked the highest court in Scotland to refer the question to the Court of Justice of the European Union. They are crowdfunding to cover the costs of the legal challenge on CrowdJustice. More >
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The Guardian 20 Nov 2018
DPD couriers in Glasgow plan two-day walkout over rate cuts
Parcel couriers are planning to boycott deliveries on the busiest online shopping weekend of the year in protest against rate cuts and in memory of Don Lane– a DPD courier who died after collapsing during the peak delivery season last Christmas. Don's family are raising funds on CrowdJustice to fund a legal challenge against his employer. More >
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Metro UK 19 Nov 2018
I have so many questions about my cousin’s mysterious death in Ibiza, but no one is giving me answers
In the early hours of Saturday 4 August this year, my cousin Anwaar Lahrichi-Greenwood went missing in Ibiza. We have already spent every penny of family money on the case and so now we are raising funds through CrowdJustice so that our legal team can put pressure on the Spanish police to conduct a thorough investigation. More >
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The Guardian 19 Nov 2018
John Worboys must stay in prison, says Parole Board
The serial sex attacker John Worboys must stay in prison, the Parole Board has ruled, in a decision that reverses an earlier move to release him that sparked public outcry. Worboys' victims crowdfunded to pay for legal representation. More >
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The Independent 15 Nov 2018
Emma Jayne Magson: Woman jailed for life for murdering boyfriend had suffered physical abuse, mother says
Never-before-seen evidence that a woman serving life in jail for murdering her boyfriend was systematically abused by him beforehand is set to form part of an appeal against her sentence, The Independent can reveal. More >
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The Scotsman 13 Nov 2018
Parents of young woman who died in custody meet justice secretary
The parents of Katie Allan, who killed herself in Polmont Young Offenders’ Institution, are to call for an independent review of deaths in custody in Scottish jails when they meet justice secretary Humza Yousaf today. More >
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Legal Cheek 12 Nov 2018
Whistleblowing judge launches crowdfunding appeal to take workers’ rights ruling to Supreme Court
Judiciary should be afforded the same legal protections as workers when making public interest disclosures, says Claire Gilham More >
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LBC 12 Nov 2018
James O'Brien Meets The Man Sacked For Believing In Democracy
This is James O'Brien's remarkable interview with Shahmir Sanni, the man who the Taxpayers' Alliance conceded they fired because he believes in the sanctity of British democracy. More >
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The Guardian 12 Nov 2018
Home Office scraps scheme that used NHS data to track migrants
Secret data-sharing deal dropped after crowdfunded legal action by Migrants’ Rights Network More >
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The Guardian 11 Nov 2018
TaxPayers’ Alliance concedes it launched smears against Brexit whistleblower
The rightwing pressure group the TaxPayers’ Alliance has conceded that it illegally sacked the whistleblower Shahmir Sanni for revealing unlawful overspending in the Brexit referendum campaign, in a case that could have a major impact on how lobbyists are described in the media. More >
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The Guardian 31 Oct 2018
Families go to high court to oppose Hackney's SEN cuts
A group of families have gone to the high court in London to try to overturn local authority cuts to special educational needs (SEN) spending, claiming their children are already failing to get the support they require. The families raised funds on CrowdJustice to take the case to court. More >
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The Times 26 Oct 2018
Prison chief ‘must quit over Katie Allan suicide’
The family of a student who killed herself in prison has urged the governor to resign amid claims that warders failed to prevent their daughter being “battered, brutalised and violated”. More >
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Teeside Live 26 Oct 2018
Boro fans suing police over alleged false imprisonment may need help with legal bill
Boro fans are suing police for alleged “false imprisonment” at an away game three years ago. More >
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The Daily Mail 25 Oct 2018
Husband whose wife, 33, was run over and killed to leave their two children without a mother takes his fight for justice over to death to the High Court
A husband whose wife was run over and killed leaving two children behind has taken to the High Court in a battle to disclose information which prevented the driver from being prosecuted. The family are crowdfunding to cover their legal costs. More >
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The Scotsman 25 Oct 2018
Parents of tragic student launch campaign to reform 'broken' justice system
The parents of a vulnerable student who took her own life in Polmont prison after being subjected to bullying and “targeted” strip searches are to press justice minister Humza Yousaf to bring about “radical reform” of the prison service. More >
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Huffington Post 24 Oct 2018
Parents Of Bristol Uni Student Near £10,000 Target To Fund Inquest Fight
The parents of Bristol University student Natasha Abrahart, who died suddenly amid a spate of suicides at the institution, are crowdfunding for a full inquest into Natasha's death and have raised almost £10,000. More >
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BuzzFeed 24 Oct 2018
Their Relatives Were Crushed To Death At Work. Now These Families Are Having To Crowdfund For Justice.
Five men were killed by a wall collapsing at Hawkeswood Metal plant in Birmingham. Their families were expected to represent themselves at the inquest despite not speaking any English and are now crowdfunding for their legal cost. More >
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ITV News 24 Oct 2018
Family of hit-and-run driver who killed herself after 'horrific torture' while behind bars call for prison system review
The family of a hit-and-run driver who killed herself while behind bars believe that their daughter would still be alive today, had she not suffered "months of bullying and horrendous mistreatment" in a young offenders' institution. The family are crowdfunding to take legal action. More >
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The Guardian 11 Oct 2018
Bereaved family say they need £50,000 to pay for legal representation at inquest
The parents of a vulnerable student who took her own life at a university where there has been a series of deaths have spoken of the difficulty of ensuring there is a fair and transparent investigation because they are struggling to match the legal firepower of other parties involved. More >
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Vice 09 Oct 2018
The Draconian Injunction That's Cracking Down on Fracking Protests
Last year a fracking company made a pre-emptive strike against protests from “persons unknown” – i.e. anyone and everyone. More >
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FT 04 Oct 2018
Top 10 innovative lawyers: the legal profession embraces the future
What exactly do we mean by innovation when we talk about lawyers? This is the question that dominated deliberations over whom to pick for this year’s “most innovative individual” award. CrowdJustice — which Ms Salasky founded in her kitchen in 2014 — has helped fund 500 legal cases, ranging from a hospital whistleblower to victims of a sex offender. More >
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Huffington Post 03 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Rules Government Policy On Child Refugees Is Partly Unlawful
A charity has won a partial legal victory against the government’s decision to cap the number of child refugees allowed into the UK at 480. More >
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The Independent 03 Oct 2018
Government's treatment of child refugees under Dubs scheme broke law, Court of Appeal rules
Court rules that unaccompanied minors refused entry to UK under Dubs Amendment were given 'patently inadequate' reasons but says 480 cap will remain. More >
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BBC 02 Oct 2018
Civil partnerships: Law to be changed for mixed-sex couples
Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than get married, Theresa May has announced. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favour of Rebecca Steinfeld, 37, and Charles Keidan, 41, from London, who launched their own legal bid to be allowed to have a civil partnership. More >
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BBC 02 Oct 2018
Parents head to High Court over special needs cuts
Sarah Jones is one of four mothers from Surrey taking a case to the High Court to challenge cuts to services for their five children with disabilities. More >
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Channel 4 News 02 Oct 2018
Parents challenge ‘special needs funding cuts’
A group of parents have been at the High Court today, in an attempt to challenge what they call cuts in services for their children with disabilities. More >
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The Independent 02 Oct 2018
Government to face legal challenge over refusal to hold Mueller-style inquiry into Brexit referendum
Campaigners are preparing to launch a legal challenge against the government’s refusal to hold a Mueller-style inquiry into potential interference in the Brexit referendum. More >
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The Guardian 02 Oct 2018
‘I was left to fight alone for NHS whistleblowing protection’
As his tribunal case is finally heard, Chris Day discusses winning protection for other junior doctors – and why he feels betrayed. More >
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Mirror 27 Sep 2018
Beautiful countryside and dirty tricks: accusations fly in battle to keep bulldozers out of a National Park
Supporters of a scheme to drive a bypass through one of Britain's National Parks have been accused of running a dirty tricks campaign, including using fake social media accounts. The battle of Binsted Woods could set a precedent for other supposedly protected landscapes, with campaigners asking: “If we build here, then what's the point in having National Parks?” More >
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The Guardian 27 Sep 2018
Child spies: judicial review sought to challenge May's government
Just for Kids Law argues tactic contravenes UN convention on the rights of the child. Human rights lawyers have been crowdfunding for a judicial review to challenge the government’s use of child spies, arguing that the tactic was incompatible with the UN convention on the rights of the child. More >
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The Guardian 26 Sep 2018
Parents in England seek legal action over special needs funding cuts
Crowdfunding appeal launched to challenge cuts to special needs and disabilities budgets. Parents are initiating legal action against the government over multimillion-pound cuts to special needs funding in England, amid warnings of “a national crisis” affecting thousands of children with disabilities across the country. https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/disabled-children-vs-secretary/ More >
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The Irish News 17 Sep 2018
Court ruling prompts call for fresh DUP 'dark money' probe
The Good Law Project has launched a crowdfunding initiative to cover legal costs and written to the Electoral Commission outlining what it argues is the basis for investigating the Constitutional Research Council (CRC), the group that made a £435,000 donation to the DUP during the EU referendum campaign. More >
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BBC 17 Sep 2018
Ex-UBS trader gets last-minute reprieve from deportation
Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader convicted of fraud, has been given a temporary reprieve from deportation to Ghana, where he was born. Adoboli was expected to be put on a charter flight late on Tuesday, but a judge has awarded a last-minute judicial review of his case. More >
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Huffington Post 14 Sep 2018
My Stepson Died At The Hands Of A Serial Killer - And Now Police Must Give Us Answers
The inquests will not only give us the opportunity to get to the truth about how Anthony, Gabriel, Daniel and Jack died – Port denied any involvement throughout his trial – it will also allow our legal representatives to examine and question those officers involved. It is only right that there is some accountability. More >
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Huffington Post 11 Sep 2018
Every Disabled Person Has A Story About Public Transport Problems - But Why Should We Have To?
The law says our experience should be 'like that of other passengers’. Well, it is not. Together with fellow Paralympians and other activists, I am raising money to help disabled people take to court cases about discrimination on public transport. More >
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The Daily Dot 10 Sep 2018
U.K.’s new porn law is being challenged in court
The U.K. government is trying to implement age-verification for online porn providers—but a pair of activists are fighting the measure. More >
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BBC 05 Sep 2018
Stephen Port victims' families say legal funding unfair
Families of the victims of serial killer Stephen Port say it is unfair that they have to pay for legal representation at inquests into their relatives' deaths while the police can rely on public money for their costs. More >
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The Telegraph 02 Sep 2018
Art lecturers auction works inspired by Van Gogh and Titian to fund unfair dismissal case against National Gallery
Artists and art lecturers locked in an employment dispute with the National Gallery are raising money for their legal fight by selling original artwork inspired by paintings hanging on the walls of the gallery. More >
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BBC 31 Aug 2018
Judicial review sought to save Geronimo the alpaca
The owner of an alpaca is seeking a judicial review to try to stop the animal from being culled and is raising money on CrowdJustice.com. More >
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Evening Standard 28 Aug 2018
Kweku Adoboli: Banking broke me - but I deserve a second chance
When Kweku Adoboli was convicted of rogue trading on a historic scale he lost everything — now he faces deportation. As he battles to stay in the country he tells Susannah Butter why he is determined to make sure the City learns from his mistakes More >
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Vox.com 27 Aug 2018
Progressives are giving thousands of dollars to Michael Cohen. I asked them why.
A growing number of #Resistance crowdfunding accounts on online platforms such as GoFundMe and CrowdJustice have popped up in recent months. They’ve racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations for figures who have been spurned by President Donald Trump More >
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The Guardian 26 Aug 2018
Could Stephen Port have been stopped? Questions haunt victims' families
Family of Jack Taylor, 25, the serial killer’s final victim, describe the agony of the case and their crowdfunded efforts at getting justice. More >
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The Guardian 25 Aug 2018
Uganda’s brutal treatment of MPs is enabled by global indifference
International lawyer Robert Amsterdam writes that MPs including the Afropop musician Bobi Wine are allegedly being tortured by the Museveni regime. The Magnitsky Act can curb this shocking abuse More >
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The Guardian 18 Aug 2018
Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli vows to fight deportation
Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader who caused a $2.3bn (£1.8bn) financial loss – the biggest in UK history – has vowed to fight attempts by the Home Office to deport him from the UK to Ghana, his country of birth. More >
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Financial News 18 Aug 2018
Kweku Adoboli in last-ditch effort to fight deportation from UK
Kweku Adoboli, the former trader who lost UBS $2.3bn through unauthorised trading, has launched a crowdfunding page in a last-ditch effort to fight deportation from the UK. More >
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Financial Times 17 Aug 2018
Kweku Adoboli to be deported from UK
- Former UBS trader has not lived in Ghana since he was four - Adoboli has exhausted legal options and will be detained imminently - Local MP asks UK home secretary to intervene More >
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Telegraph 17 Aug 2018
British Airways worker who won legal battle to wear cross at work suing airline again
A British Airways employee who won a landmark legal battle to wear a cross at work plans to launch fresh action against the airline. More >
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Hill Reporter 15 Aug 2018
Avenatti Literally Jumps on a Plane to Guatemala in Order to Reunite a Family
While Fox News simply refers to him as the “porn star lawyer”, attorney Michael Avenatti has been much more than just that during his career. More >
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Independent 15 Aug 2018
Stormy Daniel's lawyer Michael Avenatti helps reunite detained Guatemalan boy with his mother
The lawyer taking on US president Donald Trump over his alleged affair with an adult film actress has secured the release of a nine-year-old boy from Guatemala at an immigration court. More >
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The BMJ Opinion 14 Aug 2018
The long road to justice for Hadiza Bawa-Garba
Jenny Vaughan discusses the implications of this case and what we must learn from it More >
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BBC 14 Aug 2018
Fracking in England: Malton mayor makes legal challenge
A town mayor is taking legal action against planned government changes to how fracking applications are handled. More >
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Guardian 14 Aug 2018
The court of appeal was right to reinstate Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba
The successful appeal of the doctor struck off after a boy’s death is the first step towards a more just culture in the NHS More >
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BBC 14 Aug 2018
Stephen Port: Watchdog completes serial killer Met inquiry
The police watchdog has completed an inquiry into the Stephen Port serial killer case and passed its report to the Metropolitan Police. More >
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Guardian 14 Aug 2018
Stephen Port murders: police watchdog completes report
Fresh inquest into victims of serial killer to be held after open verdicts quashed More >
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BBC 13 Aug 2018
Struck off for honest mistakes
The inside story of the death of a six-year-old boy in hospital - and the trainee doctor who took the blame More >
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BBC 13 Aug 2018
Doctors on Trial
Panorama investigates the case which has sparked outrage among doctors - a junior doctor convicted of manslaughter and then struck off the medical register for her role in the death of a boy. In 2011, six-year-old Jack Adcock was admitted into the Leicester Royal Infirmary, under the care of Dr Hadiza Bawa Garba. Less than 12 hours later he had died from sepsis, a potentially life threatening condition which the doctor had failed to spot. But the action that was taken against her has provoked an outcry from the medical profession, who say she has been unfairly blamed for mistakes made while working in an overstretched and under-resourced NHS. So what should happen when doctors make mistakes? And who should take responsibility? Panorama talks to Dr Bawa Garba in her first interview and to the parents of Jack Adcock to explore the story. More >
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Channel 4 13 Aug 2018
Struck-off doctor wins appeal to work again after crowdfunded campaign
A junior doctor who was struck off over the death of a six-year-old boy has won her appeal to work again. Dr Hazida Bawa-Garba was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after the death of Jack Adcock, who died after developing sepsis. More >
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Guardian 13 Aug 2018
Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba wins appeal against being struck off
A doctor convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy in her care has won her bid to be reinstated to the medical register. More >
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The Canary 13 Aug 2018
Theresa May’s government could be facing two fresh legal challenges this summer
A campaign group and a politician are bringing two separate legal challenges against the government over its fracking policy. More >
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Metro 10 Aug 2018
The police’s use of facial recognition technology will affect our daily freedoms
While Christmas shopping in Cardiff last year, Ed Bridges noticed something strange. A van parked on the bustling street had a camera on top, watching the thousands walking by. More >
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Sky News 09 Aug 2018
'Living near station saved my life': Victim calls for solutions to police funding crisis
A lecturer beaten in brutal burglary calls on Sadiq Khan to move away from his "simplistic" approach to dealing with police cuts. More >
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Metro 07 Aug 2018
Football fans demand end to facial recognition cameras being used at matches
Football fans demanding an end to the police using facial recognition cameras at matches have backed a Big Brother Watch campaign to stop the practice. More >
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Independent 07 Aug 2018
Government to face IWGB union in landmark court case for outsourced workers' rights
The government is taking on a union in court in a landmark case that could have huge ramifications for the UK’s army of 3.3 million outsourced workers, many of whom have fewer rights and face worse pay and conditions than in-house colleagues doing the same jobs. More >
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The Times 03 Aug 2018
Sadiq Khan backs crowdfunding campaign for pro bono advice app
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has backed a campaign to raise money required for pilot aiming to boost free legal services to disadvantaged people. A former Law Society president is calling on the profession and individual lawyers to help crowdfund an app that could be made accessible through advice centres and even food banks. More >
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ipaper 02 Aug 2018
This deaf 12 year old has forced the Government to back down on its decision to delay introducing a sign language GCSE
A 12-year-old boy has expressed his relief at forcing the Government to back down on its decision to delay the introduction of a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). More >
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Metro 02 Aug 2018
Sign language could become GCSE subject after deaf boy, 12, takes on government
The Department for Education (DfE) will now consider making an ‘exception’ after Daniel’s family launched a legal challenge, saying the lack of a GCSE in BSL may be ‘discriminatory and unlawful’. More >
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Independent 02 Aug 2018
GCSE in British Sign Language may be introduced after deaf boy’s campaign
The government has backed down on its decision to delay introducing a GCSE in British Sign Language after the family of a young deaf boy threatened legal action. More >
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BBC 02 Aug 2018
Corby Urgent Care Centre: Changes put on hold by judge
Plans to turn a walk-in medical centre into an appointment-only service have been put on hold after crowdfunded legal action. More >
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FT Adviser 02 Aug 2018
Women's state pension campaign reaches High Court
BackTo60, a group supporting women affected by an increase in the state pension age, has lodged a judicial review claim seeking to force the government to reverse its decision. More >
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BBC 02 Aug 2018
British Sign Language: GCSE plan after boy's campaign
A GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) could be introduced in the UK before the next general election following a campaign by a deaf schoolboy. More >
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BBC 31 Jul 2018
High Court 'misled' by government over child refugees
The government "misled" the High Court over its decision to refuse unaccompanied child refugees in Calais the right to join their families in the UK, says the Court of Appeal. More >
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The Times 31 Jul 2018
Controversial raven cull is called off after review
A licence to cull hundreds of ravens to protect threatened wading birds has been suspended after scientists said that its methodology was “inadequate”. More >
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Independent 26 Jul 2018
Facial recognition technology hit by legal challenge on eve of new London trial
Crowdfunded legal action has been launched against the Metropolitan Police over its use of facial recognition on the eve of a new trial. More >
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The Times 23 Jul 2018
Sadiq Khan’s closure of Wimbledon police station is unlawful, High Court rules
A university lecturer who was the victim of a violent attack has won a ruling that a decision to close his local police station was unlawful and must be reconsidered. More >
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The Guardian 22 Jul 2018
Arts experts tell of ‘heartache’ over legal action rift with National Gallery
Workshop leaders and lecturers with ‘years of collective experience’ explain their crowdfunded claim for unfair dismissal More >
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Independent 18 Jul 2018
‘He was going out of his mind’: Mother of Windrush man who died after months of immigration problems demands justice
The mother of a Windrush man who died suddenly after being classified an illegal immigrant is seeking funds to pay for legal representation ahead of the inquest into his death. More >
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The Guardian 18 Jul 2018
Vote Leave whistleblower sues TaxPayers' Alliance for unfair dismissal
The Vote Leave whistleblower Shahmir Sanni is crowdfunding to sue the rightwing pressure group the TaxPayers’ Alliance for unfair dismissal, claiming he was fired for going public with concerns about illegal behaviour at the official Brexit campaign. More >
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Guardian 17 Jul 2018
Inquest criticises police over London killing of Dutch academic
An inquest jury has criticised police failings over the killing of the academic Dr Jeroen Ensink, who was stabbed by a stranger suffering from psychosis as he posted cards announcing the birth of his daughter. More >
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BBC 17 Jul 2018
Dr Jeroen Ensink death: Inquest finds failures by Met
Dr Jeroen Ensink, 41, was killed on 29 December, 2015 - yards from his home in Islington - by stranger Femi Nandap, who was suffering from psychosis. An inquest jury gave a verdict of unlawful killing and highlighted a number of failures by police, who had previously had contact with Nandap. More >
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Financial Times 16 Jul 2018
Lecturers fight National Gallery over ‘gig economy’ case
A group of art history experts who lecture at the National Gallery is taking legal action to try to establish their status as employees in a public sector case that follows a spate of private sector disputes over employment rights in the gig economy. More >
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The Guardian 16 Jul 2018
Employment tribunal hears cases against National Gallery
Art educators who allege they have been sacked by the National Gallery, many after decades of service, are bringing their cases to an employment tribunal in the latest legal row over the gig economy. More >
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The Today Programme - Radio Four 16 Jul 2018
Art Educators Take National Gallery to Employment Tribunal
Karly Allen from on @BBCr4today discussing their crowdfunded case of 27 art educators dismissed by the National Gallery More >
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The Sunday Times 15 Jul 2018
Mini-Meghan may get right to inherit title
Centuries-old laws that deny hereditary peerages to firstborn daughters are to be challenged in the courts, raising the prospect that a girl born to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could inherit the title. More >
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The National 12 Jul 2018
Ponsati vows to fight not cry as Catalan president meets Sturgeon
Clara Ponsati, the St Andrews University professor and former Catalan education minister, who is at the centre of an extradition battle with Spain, has said she does not want to cry and only “wants to fight”. More >
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BBC News 11 Jul 2018
Sturgeon meets Catalan president Quim Torra
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed Quim Torra, the president of Catalonia, to Bute House. Mr Torra was sworn in as leader of the devolved Catalan parliament in May, after months of turmoil in the wake of a contested independence referendum. A former minister in the regional government is facing extradition from Scotland to Spain over the vote. Mr Torra said he wanted to thank Ms Sturgeon for her backing, and to thank Scots for supporting Clara Ponsatí. More >
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The Independent 09 Jul 2018
Government faces High Court challenge over 'disastrous' badger cull, in landmark case
A fierce landmark court battle over the badger cull begins tomorrow as wildlife campaigners mount a challenge to the reasoning behind the killing of tens of thousands of the mammals. This week’s judicial review – launched by ecologist and Badger Trust member Tom Langton, who believes officials acted unlawfully – challenges two aspects of the cull policy. More >
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Metro 06 Jul 2018
We’ve got to stop the Met Police’s dangerously authoritarian facial recognition surveillance
Facial recognition surveillance will fundamentally change policing in the UK, and undermine our democratic freedoms. We won’t stand for it. That’s why we’re crowdfunding to bring a legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police, and the Home Secretary, to stop them using this dangerously authoritarian surveillance on our streets. More >
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The Yorkshire Post 05 Jul 2018
New Fight for justice for family of murdered Wakefield schoolgirl Elsie Frost
The family of murdered schoolgirl Elsie Frost are to lobby the Attorney General for a fresh inquest, which would allow the police to put the evidence implicating ‘Beast of Wombwell’ Peter Pickering into the public domain. More >
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Metro 05 Jul 2018
"I’m campaigning to make British Sign Language a GCSE subject so kids like me aren’t left behind"
I am Daniel Jillings. I am 12-years-old and am deaf. I use British Sign Language as my first language and, in a few years, I will be doing my GCSEs. However, for me and other deaf children who use BSL, there is currently no GCSE in our own language. More >
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The Guardian 05 Jul 2018
Undercover policing inquiry: victims launch legal action
Victims seek to overturn home secretary’s refusal to appoint diverse panel to sit with retired judge amid fears of whitewash. They are appealing for donations from the public to fund their legal challenge through a crowdfunding website, Crowdjustice. More >
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The Guardian 04 Jul 2018
Meet the disruptors shaking up the legal world
From crowdfunding litigation to documenting court cases online, here’s how three startups are using technology to transform the sector More >
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The Guardian 02 Jul 2018
Court to hear Brexit challenge by 97-year-old WW2 veteran
A challenge against the legality of the EU’s Brexit negotiations brought by a 97-year-old British veteran is to be heard by five judges at the European court of justice this week. His case, funded through CrowdJustice, is being presented by a Bordeaux-based lawyer, Julien Fouchet of Cornille-Pouyanne Avocats. More >
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The Guardian 27 Jun 2018
Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships in UK ruled discriminatory
The supreme court has ruled that restricting civil partnerships to same-sex couples is discriminatory, putting the government under pressure to allow heterosexual couples to enter into such unions. More >
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BBC News 27 Jun 2018
Heterosexual couple win civil partnership case
A heterosexual couple have won their legal bid for the right to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favour of Rebecca Steinfeld, 37, and Charles Keidan, 41, from London. Keidan and Steinfeld, who live in Hammersmith, west London, and used CrowdJustice to fund their campaign, lost earlier challenges at the high court and court of appeal. More >
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The Huffington Post 27 Jun 2018
Met Police To Deploy Facial Recognition Cameras Amid London Violence
Detectives will deploy controversial facial recognition cameras in London for a third time on Thursday despite calls for the technology to be scrapped. The Metropolitan Police said it would use facial recognition “overtly” in Stratford as part of a bid to curb violence. More >
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Entrepreneur 27 Jun 2018
Meet the Real Justice League: 10 Entrepreneurs Helping Average People Navigate the Legal System
Founded in London in 2015 by ex-United Nations lawyer Julia Salasky, CrowdJustice is bringing the Kickstarter model to legal cases that would otherwise find it hard to get funded. More >
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Legal Week 25 Jun 2018
CrowdJustice founder Julia Salasky on democratising access to law, changing case funding and Stormy Daniels vs Trump
CrowdJustice founder Julia Salasky - Legal Week's Outstanding Innovator 2018 - on building a platform that has raised more than £7m from 200,000 people worldwide to fund hundreds of cases in the UK and US More >
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Legal Week 25 Jun 2018
CrowdJustice founder Julia Salasky on democratising access to law, changing case funding and Stormy Daniels vs Trump
Former Linklaters associate turned access-to-justice pioneer Julia Salasky was crowned Outstanding Innovator of the Year at the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018 last month, for her work founding legal crowdfunding site CrowdJustice. More >
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Law Gazette 22 Jun 2018
Breaking: Government defeated over housing legal aid
The government’s legal aid reforms suffered a new blow today when a High Court judge quashed controversial changes in the way it procures duty contracts for housing. The court was ruling on a judicial review brought by the Law Centres Network (LCN), heard over two days last month. More >
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Northamptonshire Telegraph 19 Jun 2018
Judge grants judicial review over Corby Urgent Care Centre changes
The Save Our UCC group scored a win over Corby CCG, which pays for the running of the centre, after a court in Cardiff ruled in their favour today (June 19) by granting a judicial review. More >
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Express and Star 18 Jun 2018
Wheelchairs 'taken from those in need' in Dudley
Children and adults with disabilities are being refused vital wheelchairs, according to campaigners aiming to take legal action against health chiefs. More >
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Hill Reporter 18 Jun 2018
Michael Avenatti is going after Trump with a new immigration battle
It’s not clear whether Michael Avenatti set out to be Donald Trump’s worst nightmare, or if being a force for justice just happens to mean opposing this president at every turn, but the attorney is now taking on POTUS at the border. He has started a fundraiser, which will cover bond payments to release detained mothers and other expenses incurred in working with these families. More >
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The Guardian 16 Jun 2018
League Against Cruel Sports in legal battle with vegan 'whistleblower'
A leading animal welfare charity is locked in an acrimonious legal dispute with a former employee who claims he was dismissed for telling colleagues that its pension fund invested in companies that have been involved in animal testing. Casamitjana, who is crowdfunding to raise money for his legal action, has instructed the leading law firm Bindmans to fight his case which will draw attention to the practice of “ethical veganism”. More >
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HuffPost 14 Jun 2018
Why I'm challenging Cardiff police on their invasive facial recognition technology
As ever-more invasive technology develops, it’s more important than ever that we’re consulted on the tools police use More >
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The Guardian 14 Jun 2018
Police face legal action over use of facial recognition cameras
Two crowdfunded legal challenges have been launched against police forces in South Wales and London over their use of automated facial recognition (AFR) technology on the grounds the surveillance is unregulated and violates privacy. More >
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Spirit FM 13 Jun 2018
Arundel bypass campaigners crowdfunding for legal challenge
Campaigners have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a legal challenge to plans for the A27 Arundel bypass. More >
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ITV News 12 Jun 2018
Union brings High Court challenge over employment status of Deliveroo riders
A trade union is bringing a High Court challenge over the employment status of drivers working for delivery firm Deliveroo. Crowdfunding for the legal costs of the case has reached £23,000 so far. More >
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Get Surrey 07 Jun 2018
Date set for parents' High Court battle to reverse Surrey County Council's 'unlawful' SEND cuts
The date has been set for the judicial review on a bid to reverse the council's £21 million cuts to services supporting disabled children - after months of campaigning by determined families. After Ms McColl created a CrowdJustice page to raise enough money to launch the judicial review, law firm Irwin Mitchell took on the challenge to represent her and three other families. More >
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The Skanner 07 Jun 2018
Hayes Family Sues City
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages from the city and Hearst, was filed with funds from a crowdfunding effort that is still ongoing. Those wishing to assist can visit www.crowdjustice.com. More >
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The Guardian 07 Jun 2018
Plans for Clifford's Tower visitor centre scrapped after outcry
Plans to build a visitor centre sited in the mound of York’s 13th-century Clifford’s Tower have been abandoned after huge opposition and a crowdfunding campaign. More >
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PinkNews 06 Jun 2018
Bermuda Supreme Court strikes down law banning equal marriage
CrowdJustice case in court: Bermuda's Supreme Court has again struck down a law banning same-sex marriage. More >
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The Huddersfield Daily Examiner 03 Jun 2018
HRI judicial review set to be postponed as campaigners wait on Jeremy Hunt
Campaign group Hands Off HRI has asked to postpone its judicial review into the proposed closure of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. More >
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Sky News 03 Jun 2018
Government facing High Court challenge over 'hostile environment' immigration policy
Campaigners will next week go to the High Court to challenge a key part of the government's "hostile environment" policy on illegal immigration. More >
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Farnham Herald 02 Jun 2018
Parents step up legal battle against Surrey
Five families are to step up their fight against Surrey County Council’s plans to cut £20 million from services for disabled children after the High Court granted permission to challenge the lawfulness of that decision. More >
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The Independent 02 Jun 2018
Capita faces legal action after hitting graduates with bills for thousands when they try to leave
Naive or desperate graduates subjected to 'desperate unfairness' under 'astonishingly asymmetric' contract, says barrister leading case. Mr Maugham’s team is attempting to raise £50,000 via the crowdfunding site CrowdJustice to support the case. More >
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Personnel Today 01 Jun 2018
Firms face legal challenge over 'arbitrary' training fees
Outsourcing and IT services firms including Capita and FDM Group are facing a legal challenge from former employees who have been subject to demands for up to £18,500 in fees when they decided to leave. Campaigning barrister Jolyon Maugham QC, founder of the Good Law Project, is set to launch a High Court action in a bid to have such practices outlawed, but must first raise £50,000 through crowdfunding site CrowdJustice to support the case. More >
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The Guardian 01 Jun 2018
Capita's wily scheme locks naive graduates into tied servitude
Today’s graduates face a tough labour market – and that puts a great deal of power in the hands of recruiters. Nothing quite illustrates that as much as Capita’s Novus graduate programme. The Good Law Project is crowdfunding to meet the legal costs of this case. More >
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BBC News 31 May 2018
Jourdain John-Baptiste: Legal challenge over death
The family of a woman who died in 2015 are mounting a legal challenge against the decision not to prosecute her boyfriend over her death. More >
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The Times 30 May 2018
Autistic woman's parents force 'biased' coroner to stand down
The parents of an autistic woman who died after being struck by a lorry have won a rare legal battle to have the coroner overseeing her inquest replaced, after alleging that he was biased. More >
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The Shields Gazette 25 May 2018
Campaign group calls for judicial review into planned hospitals shake-up
The Save South Tyneside Hospital Campaign Group instructed specialist lawyers to apply for a judicial review against NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS South Tyneside CCG. More >
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Get Surrey 24 May 2018
Parents step up legal battle to reverse council's £12 million SEND cuts as High Court grants challenge
Families taking Surrey County Council (SCC) to court over its "unlawful" budget savings to services supporting children with additional needs will be heading to the High Court after the case was granted permission. More >
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The Guardian 24 May 2018
Talk to Deliveroo couriers. See a dystopia that could be your future
The realities facing the ‘contractors’ are grim. No wonder their union is appealing to the high court. More >
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The Financial Times 23 May 2018
Legal bid begins to halt greater NHS role for private companies
“Radical” government plans to allow private companies to play an increased role in the UK’s National Health Service should be blocked, the High Court in London was told on Wednesday by campaigners who had been backed by the late Professor Stephen Hawking. More >
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getwestlondon 21 May 2018
The battle to 'save Southall Town Hall' receives a major boost
Campaigners who want to stop Southall Town Hall being leased to a single organisation for 250 years are celebrating after a date for a full judicial review hearing was set. More >
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Your Local Guardian 18 May 2018
Crowdjustice page to fund legal challenge against Croydon Council hits first target
A campaign to raise funds for a legal challenge against Croydon Council has hit its first target. More >
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The Independent 18 May 2018
Tiny IWGB union finds crowdfunding slingshot in David and Goliath battle with Deliveroo
Riders in Camden want to secure a review of a ruling against them in case that seeks to secure them representation for bargaining over terms and conditions. More >
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The New Statesman 17 May 2018
Don't be fooled by Deliveroo's share handout - 30,000 workers are excluded from its success
This week Deliveroo riders at the IWGB are launching a crowd justice fund raising campaign to continue to fight the company in court for the right to minimum wage, holiday pay and trade union recognition. More >
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The Guardian 16 May 2018
Gig economy union seeks to raise £50,000 to fund Deliveroo fight
A union representing workers in the gig economy is aiming to raise £50,000 to fund its continuing fight against Deliveroo as it battles for financial survival. More >
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Mirror 15 May 2018
NHS chiefs forced to hand £55,000 to whistleblowing doctor they tried to stop having his day in court
The humiliating legal bill is part of an astonishing saga that looks set to last four years and cost taxpayers more than £200,000. More >
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The Guardian 14 May 2018
Barring heterosexual couples from civil partnerships is discriminatory, court told
Preventing heterosexual couples from entering into civil partnerships is discriminatory and a disproportionate restriction on their right to family life, the supreme court has been told. More >
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The Daily Record 12 May 2018
'The charges are nonsensical' Exiled Catalan minister Clara Ponsati on her fight against Spanish Government
The former education minister opens up on the personal loss she has endured after the independence referendum. More >
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The Guardian 11 May 2018
Diet pills death: family seek judicial review of suicide verdict
The family of a 21-year-old woman who died in an exceptionally busy A&E ward after taking diet pills are launching a legal challenge to overturn a coroner’s conclusion that she intended to kill herself. More >
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Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 10 May 2018
Save Our Cirencester reach target to obtain legal advice
Campaign group Save Our Cirencester has surpassed the £5,700 target needed to fight the Bathurst Development. More >
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The Guardian 10 May 2018
Family seek to replace 'sarcastic' coroner after autistic daughter died
A family have begun judicial review proceedings to replace a “combative and sarcastic” coroner they say is blocking a full inquest into how their autistic daughter died while in the care of an NHS-funded private care home. More >
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The New Statesman 10 May 2018
Jim Killock: why we're taking the government to court over the Data Protection Bill
We are crowdfunding to challenge the exemption on human rights grounds, alongside the3million, who represent EU citizens campaigning for their legal right to remain in the UK. We believe the exemption is disproportionate and conflicts with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. The exemption is an attack on everyone’s right to privacy and data rights: and it couldn’t come at a worse time. More >
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Europe Street 10 May 2018
Campaigners prepare legal action against new data protection bill
Campaigners at Open Rights Group, an organisation working to protect the rights to privacy and free speech online, and the3million, a group defending rights of EU nationals in the UK, are taking legal action against such measure. Their objective is to force the British government to remove this exemption, and they are crowfunding to support their claim. More >
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The Guardian 09 May 2018
Childhood crimes from over 30 years ago show in DBS checks - study
Unlock has been granted permission to intervene in the supreme court hearing in June and is setting up to cover its legal fees, which will launch on Wednesday morning along with the report. More >
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SomersetLive 09 May 2018
Foxhill residents to take Bath council to court fearing their homes could still be demolished
A group of Foxhill residents are renewing their battle to save their homes after the council and developer Curo failed to provide legal assurances they would not be demolished. More >
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The Guardian 09 May 2018
Ministers risk judicial review of plan to deny immigrants data access
The government is being warned that it will face judicial review proceedings in June unless it scraps a clause in the data protection bill that would prevent immigrants from accessing their Home Office records. More >
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The Guardian 08 May 2018
Barristers prepare to escalate protests over legal aid row
All MPs are to be given a free copy of the book The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How it is Broken, and the Young Legal Aid Lawyers’ Social Mobility Report 2018, which highlight the funding shortages in the criminal justice system. They have been paid for through crowdfunding on the CrowdJustice website. More >
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Legal Cheek 08 May 2018
Legal aid row: 'Go back to the drawing board', Labour tells government ahead of today's Commons debate
Prior to this afternoon’s debate, MPs will be invited to pick up (and hopefully read) their free copy of The Secret Barrister’s new book: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken. The book — which shines a light on the problems affecting the criminal justice system — is available to MPs gratis following a successful crowdfunding campaign which raised over £13,000. More >
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Law Gazette 08 May 2018
Leigh Day kicks off universities claim with pre-action letter
Cathy Olphin, who is studying natural sciences at the university, has set-up a Crowdjustice page to fund the case. She and other students claim that they lost up to 14 days of teaching time when lecturers refused to work in a row over their pensions. The strikes have now been suspended. More >
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The Daily Caller 07 May 2018
UK orders Cambridge Analytica to turn in data or face criminal charges
The day Cambridge Analytica shut its doors and began liquidation, the UK’s privacy watchdog ordered it to turn over all the data it has on a U.S. voter and how it has been used, or the firm could face criminal charges. More >
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Huddersfield Examiner 02 May 2018
Hands Off HRI have been given £10,000 by a mystery donor to pay for their High Court fight
Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman, who is backing the campaign by Hands Off HRI protesters, said he was delighted the necessary £16,000 had been found to make sure the two-day hearing at the High Court in Leeds can go ahead next month thanks to a Crowdfunding appeal. More >
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The Canary 02 May 2018
Pressure mounts to stop the Queen cosying up with human rights abusers
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) has launched a CrowdJustice campaign to fund a complaint to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). More >
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Bournemouth Echo 01 May 2018
Campaigners appealing for £5,000 in legal bid to protect Lawrence of Arabia's grave
A legal bid launched by environmental campaigners to protect the grave of Lawrence of Arabia has gathered support. More >
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The Independent 29 Apr 2018
Why I’m campaigning for councils to consider the impact of strip clubs on gender equality
On the frontline of the battle for gender equality – in towns and cities round the country – the strip club industry is winning. They have deep pockets and influence More >
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The Guardian 26 Apr 2018
Sheffield strip club protestors granted judicial review
The review, which could mean the operator Spearmint Rhino being forced out of the city, has been brought by a Sheffield resident referred to as Irene. Activists backing her case launched a CrowdJustice crowdfunding campaign on Thursday to cover the legal costs. More >
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York Press 25 Apr 2018
Legal threat over bid to charge for special need pupil transport
A move to charge special educational needs and disability (SEND) children for transport to school has received the backing of a council’s leadership, despite the threat of High Court action over the plan. The campaign group aims to fund the action through Legal Aid or CrowdJustice, a crowdfunding platform that enables individuals, groups and communities to come together to fund legal action. More >
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Dorset Echo 25 Apr 2018
FRAME launch appeal to start legal action over quarry plan because of damage to TE Lawrence grave site
Frome Residents Against Mineral Extraction (FRAME) launched a £1,500 appeal earlier this month to make legal representations against plans to expand Woodsford Quarry in Moreton as well as create two new sites at Hurst Farm and Lower Dairy Farm near Woodsford. More >
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The Huddersfield Daily Examiner 24 Apr 2018
Date set for Hands Off HRI judicial review but £15K is still needed for legal fight
A £15,000 fundraising bid has been launched to challenge the closure of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. More >
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The Argus 24 Apr 2018
Students' bid to legally challenge council over orders used to move on homeless
A group of law students have launched a fundraising campaign to pay for a “landmark legal challenge” against the city council over the treatment of homeless people. More >
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Rail Technology Magazine 20 Apr 2018
Grayling threatened with legal action over East Coast rail franchise failings
Campaigners are threatening to take transport secretary Chris Grayling to court over his failure to stop the companies behind the failed Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) from bidding for other franchises in future. More >
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Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 18 Apr 2018
Save Our Cirencester launch CrowdJustice page for legal fees
SAVE Our Cirencester has launched a crowdfunding page in a bid to mount legal action to fight the Bathurst housing development. More >
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The Canary 18 Apr 2018
The government is facing yet more court action. This time Richard Branson's company is in the frame.
he East Coast Mainline has been dogged by controversy ever since the government privatised it in 2015. Part-run by Branson’s Virgin Trains, along with Stagecoach, the privatised contract has now collapsed. This has left the public out of pocket and the government floundering. More >
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The Times 18 Apr 2018
Mixed-sex couple crowdfund for civil partnership battle
A heterosexual couple has launched a crowdfunding appeal to finance their Supreme Court battle for the right to enter a civil partnership. More >
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The Guardian 16 Apr 2018
Hen harrier 'brood management' plan faces crowdfunded legal challenge
A controversial plan to remove the chicks of endangered birds from their nests and rear them in captivity could be challenged in the high court after a crowdfunded campaign raised £25,000 in four days. More >
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The Guardian 16 Apr 2018
I'll sue No 10 for outing me, says sacked EU vote whistleblower
EU vote whistleblower Shahmir Sanni says he wants to take legal action against No 10 Downing Street for outing him as gay. The 24-year-old volunteer last month revealed that spending rules may have been manipulated by the Vote Leave campaign during the EU referendum. More >
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Litigation Finance Journal 16 Apr 2018
Stormy's Success on CrowdJustice
Porn star Stormy Daniels is suing President Donald Trump, as well as fending off potential lawsuits from Trump’s legal team. Daniels has hired powerhouse L.A. attorney Michael Avenatti, and has been on a media-tear ever since her 60 Minutes interview. All of that costs money, however, and Daniels has turned to legal crowdfunding site CrowdJustice, where she has raised an astonishing $310,000 in under a month. More >
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The Washington Post 15 Apr 2018
If you sue a billionaire president, can crowdfunding level the legal playing field?
Porn star Stormy Daniels wants help with legal expenses after filing a lawsuit against President Trump — costs that are likely to climb to hundreds of thousands of dollars. More >
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Daily Mail 13 Apr 2018
Village of the jammed: Residents sue council that sent lorries down their narrow street
A local council which has brought traffic mayhem to a small village by deliberately directing lorries through it are being sued by the residents who have raised £11,000 to take them to court. More >
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The Guardian 13 Apr 2018
Families crowdfund legal action against special needs budget cuts
Families of children with special needs are joining forces to fund legal action against local authorities in England that are cutting budgets, after the teaching union said children who could not be supported were being taken out of schools. More >
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Metro 13 Apr 2018
Village's war against council that 'sends HGVs past their homes'
A small village has raised more than £11,000 to sue a local council after lorries were deliberately directed through the area. More >
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HuffPost 13 Apr 2018
Police Officers Saved Me And My Family's Lives - Their Stations Need Saving Too
I do not believe the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is addressing that issue by closing local police stations and fear the level of violence we are currently witnessing will become more commonplace More >
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Legal Cheek 13 Apr 2018
Crowdfunding success: LSE students awarded compensation over mouldy halls of residence
A number of students at the London School of Economics have secured compensation over rubbish living conditions in one of their student halls, after crowdfunding more than £5,000 to help with the dispute. More >
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BT News 11 Apr 2018
Lecturer's fight against police station closures will go to High Court
A university lecturer who was beaten by a gang of burglars will take his fight against plans to close half of London’s police stations to the High Court. More >
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Evening Standard 11 Apr 2018
Professor rescued from thugs stalls Sadiq Khan's plan to close police stations
Sadiq Khan’s plan to close more than half of London’s police stations to the public has been put on hold following a legal challenge from a university professor brutally attacked at home. The High Court has agreed to hear a crowdfunded judicial review application from Paul Kohler, questioning the legality of the consultation process being used to shut 38 of the 73 police front counters in the capital. More >
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Dorset Echo 10 Apr 2018
Melbury Abbas residents hit fundraising target to take council to court over HGV "mayhem"
Residents of a Dorset village dubbed ‘the village of the jammed’ are to take legal action in the High Court after the village exceeded their crowdfunding target of £5,000. More >
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Hackney Citizen 04 Apr 2018
Parents and carers raise £3,000 to fight SEND cuts in a judicial review
Parents and carers have launched a crowdfunding campaign for a judicial review against cuts to Hackney’s services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). More >
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Herald Scotland 04 Apr 2018
Ponsati case: Why crowdfunding is key
As businesses such as BrewDog have shown, you can achieve a lot when you harness the power of the crowd. Take Carla Ponsatí. The former Catalan government minister who is living in exile in St Andrews - where she is a professor in the university’s School of Economics and Finance - is defending herself against the might of the Spanish state. More >
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The Scotsman 02 Apr 2018
Former Catalan Minister Clara Ponsati raises £225K for legal fees
Supporters of Catalan academic and former politician Clara Ponsati have raised nearly a quarter of a million pounds to help her fight extradition to Spain. More >
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The Guardian 31 Mar 2018
Catalan academic facing extradition draws record crowdfunding appeal
The crowdfunding appeal established to assist the former Catalan minister Professor Clara Ponsatí in her fight with the Spanish government against extradition is believed to have set a new record. More >
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The Huffington Post 27 Mar 2018
I Was Jailed For My Role In The London Riots - Now I Want To Show Young People How To Avoid My Mistakes
Overcome with emotion at the Duggan family being ignored at Tottenham police station, I threw the first stone, so to speak. I am crowdfunding for an educational tour to help young people. More >
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Bournemouth Echo 23 Mar 2018
'Village of the jammed' Melbury Abbas will take council to court
RESIDENTS of a Dorset parish dubbed 'the village of the jammed' have launched a High Court bid after the council re-routed lorries through the area's narrow streets. They have launched a CrowdJustice campaign to fund the case. More >
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The Guardian 22 Mar 2018
Guyanese campaigners mount legal challenge against three oil giants
Three major oil companies preparing to drill off the shores of Guyana, where a string of discoveries have sparked a rush for crude, are being challenged by a group of citizens who say their dash for oil is illegal. They're crowdfunding to support the fight. More >
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The Sun 22 Mar 2018
'Our mums won’t survive': Families beg cuts-mad council to stop the shut down of care home fearing move will kill loved ones
Campaigners argue that the last council run care home in the area is the latest of many 'places of safety shut down for a quick profit' More >
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BBC News 22 Mar 2018
Cambridge Analytica taken to court over data storage
A US citizen is taking Cambridge Analytica to court to get access to data he says it holds on him. He is crowdfunding to bring the legal challenge. More >
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The Guardian 20 Mar 2018
Can climate litigation save the world?
Courts are a new front line of climate action with cases against governments and oil firms spiralling, and while victories have so far been rare the pressure for change is growing. More >
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Newsweek 19 Mar 2018
STORMY DANIELS CROWDJUSTICE CAMPAIGN NETS NEARLY $250,000 IN LESS THAN A WEEK
In less than a week, a crowdfunding campaign to help adult film star Stormy Daniels pay legal fees for a looming battle royale with President Donald Trump's lawyer has raised close to a quarter of a million dollars. The campaign is one of the platform's most successful fundraisers ever. More >
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BBC News 19 Mar 2018
Worboys review: What we have learned
Until the two-day judicial review hearing, very little was known about John Worboys' 10 years' in custody - and the reasons why the Parole Board granted his release. More >
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Sunday Times 18 Mar 2018
Crowdfunding site rallies behind porn star Stormy Daniels as Trump’s lawyers seek $20m in damages
The CrowdJustice website is usually a beacon of high-minded legal activism. It typically plays host to environmental activists or immigrants needing funds to fight deportation. But now it has rocketed to prominence thanks to an unexpected patron: a porn star. More >
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The Guardian 18 Mar 2018
‘I made Steve Bannon’s psychological warfare tool’: meet the data war whistleblower
For more than a year we’ve been investigating Cambridge Analytica and its links to the Brexit Leave campaign in the UK and Team Trump in the US presidential election. Now, 28-year-old Christopher Wylie goes on the record to discuss his role in hijacking the profiles of millions of Facebook users in order to target the US electorate More >
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CNN 15 Mar 2018
Stormy Daniels crowdfunding her legal fees in suit against Trump
The porn star suing President Donald Trump is using a crowdfunding effort to cover her legal fees and other related expenses. More >
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The Washington Post 14 Mar 2018
Stormy Daniels launches fundraiser to cover legal costs to break confidentiality agreement
Porn star Stormy Daniels is launching an online fundraising campaign to cover the legal costs of breaking free of the confidentiality agreement she made with Donald Trump’s attorney before the 2016 election. More >
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CNBC 14 Mar 2018
Stormy Daniels starts crowdfunding campaign to pay for lawsuit against Trump
Former porn star Stormy Daniels launched a crowdfunding campaign on Wednesday to pay for a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. More >
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New York Post 14 Mar 2018
Stormy Daniels launches fundraising campaign to pay legal bills in Trump battle
Stormy Daniels on Wednesday launched an online fundraising campaign to pay legal bills in her battle to void a nondisclosure agreement she signed that paid her $130,000 to clam up about her alleged fling with Donald Trump. More >
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Vice 14 Mar 2018
The painful battle for a painless death
Omid suffers from a rare nervous system disorder that will slowly and painfully kill him. He's crowdfunding a legal challenge for the right to die how he wants. More >
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Evening Standard 14 Mar 2018
Black cab rapist John Worboys would be banned from London and Sussex after release from prison, High Court hears
Black cab rapist John Worboys would be banned from entering London and Sussex under his conditions of release, the High Court has heard. The Parole Board's proposed release conditions for the serial sex attacker are that he would be excluded from the areas and wear an electronic tag on his ankle with a GPS tracker. More >
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The Guardian 13 Mar 2018
High court challenge to release of black-cab rapist begins
Lawyers representing two victims of the serial sex attacker John Worboys go to the high court on Tuesday to challenge the Parole Board’s decision to release him. The urgent judicial review is also being brought on behalf of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. It will subject the board’s decision-making procedures to unprecedented legal scrutiny. More >
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BBC News 13 Mar 2018
John Worboys Parole Board decision 'ignored' wider allegations
The Parole Board failed to consider "critical evidence" against rapist John Worboys before approving his prison release, a lawyer for two of his victims has told the High Court. More >
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Evening Standard 12 Mar 2018
Brexit latest: Government 'could be legally obliged to offer second referendum'
Anti-Brexit campaigners claim the government could be legally obliged to offer a second referendum on Britain's EU membership. More >
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Legal Cheek 12 Mar 2018
Julia Salasky: Legal Geek of the Week
More so than in many industries, career progress in law is structured around a familiar and well-defined ladder. It looks a little bit like this: student trainee associate partner or GC. Legal Tech represents an off-shoot from this traditional pathway and Julia Salasky, the Founder and CEO of CrowdJustice, can remember exactly the words which helped move her towards one, and away from the other. More >
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The Independent 11 Mar 2018
Brexit: Second referendum required before Britain can leave the EU, legal challenge claims
The law requires a further referendum before Brexit can go ahead, say campaigners who are mounting a legal challenge to slam the brakes on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. More >
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The Mirror 11 Mar 2018
Brexit Countdown: Legal bid could deliver second referendum before Christmas
Remain campaigners are to mount a sensational legal challenge in a bid to postpone Brexit. Brexit Countdown can exclusively reveal that we could now get another say in a second referendum before the end of the year. More >
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Daily Mail 11 Mar 2018
Campaigners launch bid to force second EU referendum after claiming loophole in May's Brexit tactics means she is legally obliged to offer another vote
A legal challenge to force Theresa May to concede a second EU referendum has been launched by anti-Brexit campaigners. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5486049/Campaigners-launch-bid-force-second-EU-referendum.html#ixzz59vjFmbYY Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook More >
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The Independent 11 Mar 2018
Brexit: Second referendum required before Britain can leave the EU, legal challenge claims
The law requires a further referendum before Brexit can go ahead, say campaigners who are mounting a crowdfunded legal challenge to slam the brakes on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. More >
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Thompson Reuters 09 Mar 2018
The importance of certainty: High Court grants costs capping order in crowdfunded judicial review
CrowdJustice's Jo Sidu explores whether claimants that bring a public-spirited judicial review, should be exposed to open-ended adverse costs exposure. More >
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MailOnline 07 Mar 2018
Incurably-ill man´s assisted dying case reaches latest High Court stage
An incurably-ill man has brought the latest stage of his legal fight for a “dignified death” to the High Court. The 54-year-old, who can only be referred to as Omid T, is involved in an ongoing legal battle against the UK’s “blanket ban” on assisted suicide. More >
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HuffPost 06 Mar 2018
As A Survivor Of Bermuda's Homophobia I Want To Do All I Can For Same-Sex Marriage Rights
I am a Bermudian, but my love for Bermuda has always been unrequited. Because I am a gay Bermudian. The island of my birth, where I spent the first 18 years of my life, has never been shy about saying that my kind are not welcome there. More >
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RightsInfo 02 Mar 2018
Exclusive: HIV+ Man Crowdfunds Legal Challenge After Being ‘Refused Appointment’
A man who says his dentist refused to see him because of his HIV status is now crowdfunding a legal challenge under the Equality Act. More >
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Pink News 02 Mar 2018
Gay man ‘refused service at dental practice because he is HIV positive’
A gay man is asking for help to raise legal funds to bring a case because he was refused service at a dental practice because he is HIV positive. More >
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The Guardian 01 Mar 2018
Our rights to EU citizenship are worth fighting for – despite Brexit
UK nationals in the Netherlands want to take their case to the European court of justice. They need your help writes Jolyon Maugham of the Good Law Project. More >
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HuffPost 27 Feb 2018
The Win Against The Met Police Was Not Just A Victory For Worboys' Victims
Harriet Wistrich, Director of the Centre for Women’s Justice writes about a historic judgement for all victims of sexual violence with ramifications for the victim led Worboys CrowdJustice campaign. More >
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The Guardian 19 Feb 2018
Yes, the NHS is fractured. But competition won’t heal it
Polly Toynbee discussed the latest NHS reorganisation which has reawakened fears of privatisation and notes the CrowdJustice campaign that has emerged. More >
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The Mirror 19 Feb 2018
"My children can’t breathe": Terrified parents slam luxury flat developers for ‘toxic dust’ descending on schools
Having started a crowdfund to support their efforts, residents of Golden Lanes estate in central London say ‘dangerous’ dust has damaged their children’s lungs while luxury flats marketed at foreign investors are developed. More >
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Modern Law 15 Feb 2018
Legal Crowdfunding: bringing the crowd to the courtroom
Crowdfunding platforms have become more and more popular in recent years and CrowdJustice has brought this funding approach to the legal sector. Joanna Sidhu discusses how crowdfunding can be applied to the law and how it can improve access to justice. More >
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Dazed and Confused 13 Feb 2018
How Bermuda’s gay marriage U-turn has ignited racial division on the island
Following the country’s landmark decision to repeal gay marriage, we look at how a complex debate is being made into a black and white issue More >
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Dazed and Confused 13 Feb 2018
How Bermuda’s gay marriage U-turn has ignited racial division on the island
Following the country’s landmark decision to repeal gay marriage, we look at how a complex debate is being made into a black and white issue More >
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HuffPost 11 Feb 2018
The Crisis Refugee Children Are Facing Is As Desperate As It Was When The Dubs Amendment Was Passed
We have the chance to hold the Home Office to account, for the promises that they made both to the public and to unaccompanied children. Our collective voice has achieved incredible things so far – please help us and donate to our Crowdjustice campaign. Every single child’s life is precious and we all have a responsibility to protect them. More >
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The Guardian 10 Feb 2018
‘To close Pueblito Paisa would be a massive injustice’
Traders are pushing back against plans to redevelop the north London Latin American market with a CrowdJustice campaign to protect the beating heart of the community. More >
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The Independent 07 Feb 2018
John Worboys: Victims granted permission to launch legal challenge against black cab rapist's release
Victims of John Worboys have been granted permission to launch a legal challenge that could prevent the black cab rapist’s release. More >
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The Guardian 07 Feb 2018
Court allows challenge to John Worboys' release
Lawyers representing two victims of the serial sex attacker John Worboys have been granted permission to challenge the Parole Board’s decision to release him. More >
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Citizenship Rights 07 Feb 2018
European Court of Justice asked to rule on whether UK nationals can keep EU citizenship after Brexit
The EU’s highest court has been asked to rule on whether British nationals should be able to keep their EU citizenship after Brexit, in a major upset that could send negotiations between Brussels and the UK into chaos. More >
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The New Statesman 01 Feb 2018
The British public saved my life. Now we have a chance to save Europe’s child refugees
Lord Alf Dubs writes that the British government’s indolence has left children out in the cold and at acute risk, when they could be starting their new life in the UK. More >
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BBC 30 Jan 2018
Stephen Hawking to take Hunt to court over NHS
A group of campaigners, including Prof Stephen Hawking, has been given permission to challenge a government health policy in the High Court. More >
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The Independent 29 Jan 2018
Hadiza Bawa-Garba: Medics raise £200,000 legal fund for junior doctor struck off over six-year-old's death
Decision to push for Dr Bawa-Garba to be stripped of her medical licence following mistakes in under pressure hospital has wide-ranging impact for NHS, doctors warn More >
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#MeToo, Equality, Civil Liberties 21 Jan 2018
The #MeToo campaign has reached the tipping point, and now we need to focus on the power of the law
We need to educate people about their rights, but also support them in seeking legal action – which can be complex and expensive – in order to enforce these rights More >
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The Guardian 17 Jan 2018
Plan to remove hen harrier chicks and raise them in captivity dismissed as 'nonsense'
Case owner Mark Avery is quoted in this piece on the controversial government plans to remove chicks from the nests of one of England’s rarest birds and rear them in captivity have been criticised as “nonsense” by conservationists. More >
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Vice 16 Nov 2017
The BME lawyers taking on the government to get Grenfell justice
BME Lawyers for Grenfell are launching a crowd fund to challenge for representation on the inquiry into the fire. More >
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Slate.com 23 Oct 2017
They Have Lawsuits, You Have Money
For the millions of Americans who cheered when they heard chants of “let the lawyers in” at Sea-Tac Airport last January or listened breathlessly to oral arguments over the travel ban, CrowdJustice comes along precisely at that moment when faith in the courts is all they may have left. More >
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Law.com 29 Mar 2017
Who Rules the World of Litigation Funding?
Whether you’re a litigator who regularly uses funding, a company GC looking to finance a case, or a curious investor, it helps to know who you’re dealing with. More >
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alt.law 29 Mar 2017
If Money is Speech, Then Crowdfund Your Favorite Public Interest Lawsuit
For us, the lawyers of the world, we can suit up for battles in court. Maybe we take on a pro bono matter and make a difference. But what if you are a non-lawyer? How can you participate in the policies being fought for in our courtrooms? More >
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The Atlantic 27 Feb 2017
A New Tool in a Century-Old Fight for Voting Rights
Residents of the U.S. territories can’t vote in federal elections, so they’re tapping into crowdfunding to try to change that. More >
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The Washington Post 11 Feb 2017
Want to help fight legal battles? There’s a crowdfunding site for that.
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City AM 09 Feb 2017
Meet Julia Salasky, founder of CrowdJustice – the platform bringing the legal system to everyone
CrowdJustice, founded and run by former Linklaters commercial litigator Julia Salasky, is transforming the legal industry. The platform, which launched in 2015, enables individuals to fund their legal action. More >
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The New York Times 09 Feb 2017
Crowdfunding Helps Rescue Refugees Upended by Travel Ban
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Quartz 05 Feb 2017
Crowdfunding for public-interest lawsuits has come to the US, just in time for Trump’s presidency
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Thomson Reuters 02 Feb 2017
Crowdfunding startup speeds U.S. launch thanks to Trump travel ban
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Huffington Post 31 Jan 2017
Site That Helped Battle Brexit Will Fund Lawyers Challenging Trump Muslim Ban
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The Independent 06 Dec 2016
The Supreme Court Brexit case only happened because of crowdfunding
A small group brought the “People’s Challenge” to ensure that the Supreme Court also hears the voice – and the legal argument – of everyday British people who feel disenfranchised by the Brexit vote. More >
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Marie Claire 29 Sep 2016
Career tips from the inspirational woman transforming the legal system
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LegalWeek 10 Sep 2016
Top 20 Legal IT Innovators 2016
"The first UK crowdfunding site dedicated to increasing access to justice has funded multiple cases, several of them prominent causes of national significance" More >
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Evening Standard 25 Aug 2016
CrowdJustice: the new website helping Londoners raise funds for their legal fees
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Financial Times 20 Mar 2016
Crowdfunding boosts UK judicial review bids
"Dr Nadia Masood, an anaesthetics registrar, and three others wanted to mount a judicial review to challenge the contract, but needed money to pay for it. Within three days they had raised £85,000 on CrowdJustice..." More >
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Forbes 22 Dec 2015
Four Digital Disruptors That Could Make It Big In Legal Services
"CrowdJustice's key disruptive impact centres on the traditional funding model for litigation. It allows people to find out about a case that’s happening that might affect them – and utilises the power of the crowd to help fund cases that in the past only the very wealthy would have been able to bring." More >
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The Guardian 21 Oct 2015
Lawyer’s crowdsourcing site aims to help people have their day in court
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Financial Times 09 Aug 2015
Crowdfunding sites aim to make the law accessible to all
“CrowdJustice, Britain’s first legal crowdfunding website, seeks to scratch quite a different itch in the psyches of its participants.” More >
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BBC 05 Aug 2015
Crowdfunding website aims to democratise legal disputes
“Linking potential funding sources with the internet has the potential to become quite big.” More >
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The Law Society Gazette 31 Jul 2015
Innovation in legal services – crowdfunding
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Springwise 22 Jul 2015
Wise Words with Julia Salasky
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Legal Cheek 26 Jun 2015
How ex-Linklaters solicitor Julia Salasky created a start-up to crowdfund justice
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Springwise 22 Jun 2015
UK citizens can now crowdfund social justice court cases
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The Law Society Gazette 22 Jun 2015
Online crowd funder’s first case
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Fast Company 05 Jun 2015
Lawsuits In The Public Interest Now Have Their Own Crowdfunding Site
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SF Magazine 29 May 2015
Hacking The Legal System
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The Guardian 25 May 2015
Is crowdfunded litigation the future of justice?
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Solicitors Journal 22 May 2015
Crowdfunding for justice takes multinational oil companies to court
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TechCrunch 22 May 2015
CrowdJustice Wants To Bring Crowdfunding To Public Interest Litigation
“...the idea of creating a crowdfunding platform solely dedicated to public interest or community-led legal action seems painstakingly obvious in retrospect..” More >
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LegalVoice 22 May 2015
Crowdfunding for justice: "A chance to fill the gap"
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