Our supporters
Our supporters make our work to improve access to justice possible
Behind every grant we make there’s a network of supporters who make it happen.
From major foundations to individual donors, corporate partners to community champions, our supporters share our belief that everyone deserves access to justice. They trust us to put their support to work where it matters most.
The Access to Justice Foundation set up by the legal profession in 2008 to be the recipient of new funding sources which support access to justice. The Law Society of England and Wales, The Bar Council, CILEx, and the Advice Services Alliance are our founding members, and this is reflected in the composition of our Board with trustees being appointed by each of our member bodies, and the Lady Chief Justice.
We work with carefully chosen partners where our strategic objectives to improve access to justice align.
We have been working with the Ministry of Justice since 2014 to support the delivery of advice through frontline charities. We have awarded £30m over 11 grants rounds to 103 organisations since then.
In 2023, we launched the Improving Lives Through Advice Programme supported by £30 million from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to provide access to specialist social welfare legal advice. Thanks to National Lottery players, £27.4 million was awarded in grants over five years (2023–2028) to 59 expert organisations to support some of the most marginalised communities in England.
We’re extremely grateful to our pro bono partners who provide strategic and practical support with our activities.
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Association of Costs Lawyers
- Brick Court
- Clifford Chance
- Clyde & Co
- Cooley (UK) LLP
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Dechert LLP
- Institute of Legal Finance & Management
- Fieldfisher
- Goodwin Proctor
- Hogan Lovells
- Lewis Silkin
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Pallas Partners
- Simmons and Simmons
If you’re interested in supporting our work in this way, get in touch with our Development Director Bhavini Bhatt.
Bhavini Bhatt
Development Director
Bhavini has raised funds from multiple sources for health, social mobility, and education causes.
What Bhavini works on: Developing strategies to maximise income from existing and new income streams.
Get in touch: bhavinibhatt@atjf.org.uk
Phone: 020 4522 8406
Join us
Whether you’re an individual who wants to make a difference, a foundation looking for impact, or an organisation ready to be part of the solution, we want to work with you. See how you can help ensure everyone has access to the justice they deserve.
Pro bono lawyers seeking Pro Bono Costs Orders
Thank you to the lawyers who not only successfully represent their clients pro bono but also obtain Pro Bono Costs Orders which go on to help many more people have access to pro bono legal advice.
In total almost 100 lawyers, including those who wish to remain anonymous have obtained Pro Bono Costs Orders in the past two years.
Those who have obtained more than one are marked with *
Pépin Aslett of St John’s Building
Nicola Atkins of Crown Office Chambers
Evie Barden of Landmark Chambers
Nawal Bin-Sheikh of Simmons and Simmons
Rory Brown of South Square Chambers
Roccardo Calzavara of Cornerstone Barristers
Michelle Caney of St Phillips Chambers
Abe Chauhan of Blackstone Chambers
Laura Collignon of Thomas More Chambers
Reuben Comiskey of Radcliffe Chambers
Daniel Crowley of 2 Temple Gardens
Nicole Davis of Edwin Coe LLP
Ian Denham of Outer Temple Chambers
Rosalind Dunn of Simmons and Simmons
Ian Fagelson of Reed Smith LLP *
Adam Gamsa of 11 South Square
Olivia Gao of Simmons and Simmons
Matthew Getz of Pallas
Elsa Glauert of Simmons and Simmons
Elis Gomer of 5 Stone Buildings
Amanda Hadkiss of Maitland Chambers
Laurence Harris of Cooley (UK) LLP
Luke Harrison of Keidan Harrison
Harry Hatwell of Gough Square Chambers
Maria Henty of Pump Court Chambers
Christine Howard of Gotshall & Manges
Jiahui Huang of Twenty Essex Chambers
Matt Jackson of Cloisters
Daniel Kessler of 4 Stone Buildings
David Lascellas of Littleton Chambers
Louise Lau of Pallas
Kevin Leigh of Thomas More Chambers
James Leonard KC of Outer Temple
Kelly Lillas of Pallas
Marc Livingston of Janes Solicitors
Ted Loveday of Maitland Chambers
Andrew Judge of Westgate Chambers
Caitlin Page of Cloisters
Georgina Peters of South Square Chambers
Rhiannon Phelps of Eversheds Sutherland
Brad Pomfret KC of 23 Essex Street
Emma Post of NE Family Law
Rekha Rogers of Pallas
Hugh Rowan of Tanfield Chambers
Andrew Skelly of Gatehouse Chambers
Rowan Smith of Leigh Day
Harry Stratton of One Essex Court *
Charlotte Thomas of Brick Court Chambers
James Watthey of 4 Pump Court
Judy Zoraday of Leigh Day
Our donors and supporters
Thank you to all who have made donations, including those who wish to remain anonymous, and all those who organise and take part in fundraising events.
- Addleshaw Goddard
- AK Law
- Ashley James Solicitors
- Ashurst LLP
- Baring Foundation
- Beck Fitzgerald
- Birmingham Law Society
- Blaser Mills Law
- Bolt Burdon Solicitors
- Brick Court Chambers
- Brighouses Solicitors
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Burges Salmon
- Burnett Barker Solicitors
- Caswell Jones Solicitors
- Clarke Kiernan
- CM Murray LLP
- CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
- Cheval Legal
- Cohen & Gresser
- Consilia Legal
- Crowd Justice
- DAC Beachcroft LLP
- David Gray Solicitors
- DGM Solicitors
- Diligent Law
- DMA Law
- Draycott Browne
- Fodens
- Fried Frank
- Hague & Dixon
- Hogan Lovells
- Horsey Lightly Solicitors
- Investor Compensation (UK) Ltd
- Ives & Co
- Keystone Law
- Kort Ltd
- Lanyon Bowdler
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Leigh Day & Co
- LexisNexis
- Linklaters LLP
- Meadows & Co
- Milburns Solicitors
- Mishcon de Reya
- Morr & Co
- Nockolds Solicitors
- Osborne Clark Charitable Trust
- Patron Law
- PCB Byrne
- Price & Kelway Solicitors
- Redkite Solicitors
- Reed Smith LLP
- Rees Page Solicitors
- Relative Connections
- R Gordon Roberts Laurie & Co
- Scott+Scott
- Serjeant & Son
- Shoosmiths
- Simpson Millar
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust
- Stepien Lake
- Tees Law
- The Stewarts Law Foundation
- Thompsons Solicitors
- White & Co
- William Sturges LLP
- Windeatts Solicitors
- Womble Bond Dickinson
- Woolliscrofts Solicitors
Our joint impact
Every supporter on this page has contributed to a future where people, places, and communities get the legal support they need to thrive.
Their support means more people get help with housing problems before they become homeless. It means families stay together when they might otherwise be torn apart. It means communities can challenge decisions that affect their future.
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Why we exist
Justice shouldn’t depend on your postcode or bank balance
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Our impact
Learn more about the impact we have on the communities most in need
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What we’re funding
Making justice accessible for those who need it
