For a society where everyone has access to justice
We increase funding for free legal advice. We award grants, raise funds and help to make the case for investment in advice across the UK.
Our mission
The Access to Justice Foundation is dedicated to increasing free legal support, advice and representation across the UK. We work with other funders and individuals to increase the money available for free legal advice, and with community organisations to ensure people facing a legal problem get the help they need. We focus specifically on communities where people are less likely to know about or be able to access legal help.
Fundraising
Increasing available resources for the provision of free legal advice and support across the UK
Grantmaking
Implementing impactful grantmaking programmes which increase access to justice
Partnerships
Engagement opportunities demonstrating the value of funding advice
We need to be responsive and expert across multiple areas of law so that we can provide exactly what clients need. It is only through flexible and multi-year funding, like that from The Access to Justice Foundation, that we can resource this.
Cumbria Law Centre
Our support across the UK
Every year across the UK, millions of people will need legal advice. They’re families at risk of eviction and homelessness, grown children fighting to get care for a loved one, or workers challenging discrimination from an employer. But they won’t get the support they need because they can’t afford it or they don’t know where to turn.
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Latest news
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Intervention in McLaren v MOL & Others collective action
22 December 2025
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has invited us to intervene in the McLaren v MOL & Others case.
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Making grant-making more equitable: why ‘led by and for’ matters
15 December 2025
Over the past few months, we’ve looked at how we make grants, reflected on our grants processes and systems, and learned from other funders about what good practice looks like.
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Long term funding programme supports communities to thrive
10 November 2025
The Improving Lives Through Advice grant programme ensures people facing a legal problem get the help they need.
