Voices for Justice
A series of films and articles examining the impact of the legal aid cuts. We feature first hand accounts of people who have suffered injustice and testimonies from people who work in the justice system.
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Published in: openJusticeNo funding, no justice: Legal aid at inquests
The UK government recently decided not to extend legal aid funding to grieving families at inquests. This was wrong on many fronts but the fight continues.
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Published in: openJusticeWill post-Brexit Britain see the breaking apart of even more families?
As many families unite for the Christmas season, those torn apart by the UK government's 'mimumum income requirement' feel their separation more acutely. This is one family's story.
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Published in: openJusticeCuts to legal aid: a hidden factor in the UK homelessness crisis
A lack of early legal advice is causing unnecessary homeslessness at huge government expense.
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Published in: openJusticeWindrush: the inevitable result of a hostile environment and no legal recourse
As the UK government designs the compensation scheme for victims of the Windrush scandal, we look at the toxic combination of factors that caused the scandal in the first place.
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Published in: openJusticeWhy legal aid matters and what you can do about it
Cuts to legal aid are causing widespread injustice and likely costing the taxpayer more. The government are reviewing the cuts. We have a final chance to tell them we care.
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Published in: openJusticeConsumer is King? Of class actions and who matters in EU law
The European Commission proposes that consumers should be able to take class actions in future, in the wake of the VW Dieselgate scandal. But it has forgotten other victims of corporate harm.