News from the Access to Justice Foundation

We’re delighted to announce that the Community Justice Fund has secured a £5 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, which will provide vital funding to specialist legal advice organisations adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The £5 million grant from The National Lottery Community…

We would like to offer our thanks and gratitude to Woodsford Litigation Funding for the kind donation of £25,000 to the Access to Justice Foundation. Woodsford is an international provider of litigation financing solutions for businesses, individuals and law firms. Woodsford is committed to access to justice, which is a fundamental part of their business.…

The Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF) has today, Monday 6th July, announced the launch of its new fundraising campaign, ‘Go the Extra Mile for Justice’, an initiative designed to raise money for free legal advice centres that support disadvantaged people around the UK. The campaign replaces the legal walks (aside from London and the South…

Since launching on 12th May, the Community Justice Fund has distributed over £1,897,448 in grants to specialist legal advice charities across the UK, it was announced today (Wednesday 24th June). The Community Justice Fund was set up by the Access to Justice Foundation and five other leading social justice funders to help not-for-profit legal advice…

We would like to say a huge thank you to the Law Society of Northern Ireland for their generous contribution of £10,000 to the Community Justice Fund. The donation has been given to support access to justice on behalf of people in Northern Ireland who are suffering hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

  About LIPSS The Litigant in Person Support Strategy (LIPSS) is a national partnership of organisations working together to improve the experience of people facing the legal process alone. There are six Partners: Access to Justice Foundation, Advocate, Law for Life, LawWorks, RCJ Advice, and Support Through Court (formerly PSU). Through varied expertise and delivery…

The Liverpool Law Society has raised over £1,430.46 for the Community Justice Fund, with a virtual quiz over Zoom on Thursday 11th June. The quiz was hosted by Steve Cornforth, previous President of Liverpool Law Society and a Trustee of the North West Legal Support Trust, and saw 64 participants battle it out across 18…

The Access to Justice Foundation has announced the appointment of Laurence Harris as Chairman of its Board of Trustees. He will take over from out-going Chair, Lord Goldsmith QC, who will step down at the end of 2020 after 12 years. Laurence Harris is currently a partner at international law firm Cooley LLP and is…

The Emergency Advice Appeal, a joint initiative by the Access to Justice Foundation and the London Legal Support Trust, to help the legal advice sector during the COVID-19 pandemic has now raised over £442,665, hitting its fundraising target of £400,000. The funds raised via the Emergency Advice Appeal, launched on 7th April 2020, will make…

    Community Justice Fund launches to sustain UK social justice advisers through Covid-19 pandemic – www.communityjusticefund.org.uk   New fund aims to inject immediate money into specialist legal advice agencies, plus provide longer term support as catalyst for wider renewal All grants will be as flexible as possible to ensure the money is spent where…

The Government has allocated £5.4 million in funding to support the legal advice sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, to be distributed to those most in need through not for profit organisations and Law Centres across England and Wales. Justice Minister, Alex Chalk said: “Law Centres and charities in the advice sector play a vital role…