The Law for Good Platform
Grant: £20,000
June 22, 2016
The ‘Law for Good’ campaign will connect expert technologists wanting to donate their time with charities offering legal advice who need technical support and advice support.
There is a lack of technology and IT resource in legal advice charities which is underpinned by a cultural resistance to change. This inefficiency results in fewer people having access to legal support.
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Problem Solving Advocacy in the Criminal Justice System - Scoping Exercise
Grant: £5,600
June 22, 2016
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC)
Grant: £29,221
June 22, 2016
The project is to develop an operating and financial model for growth, identify the funding requirement and scope out a plan to raise the grant funding or investment needed.
In May 2014, Just for Kids Law established the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC). The aim was to create a centre of excellence, providing comprehensive information for those working with children in the criminal justice system, intervening directly in key cases, pushing for improvements in youth justice and providing expert legal advice and training for professionals working with children in the criminal justice system.
A website has been established providing information about youth justice law for lawyers, professionals and young people, their families and carers (www.yjlc.uk). Training courses have also been developed and delivered. Feedback is excellent. The formal launch of the Centre was held in November 2015 at the House of Lords.
In November 2015, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published its Youth Proceedings Advocacy Review report which highlighted the damaging effects that poor advocacy has on access to justice for young and often very vulnerable offenders. Key findings about the varied quality of provision, the lack of specialist knowledge and skills amongst some advocates, and a lack of specialist training for advocates undertaking work in youth court proceedings all directly support the aims of the YJLC which is well-positioned to drive the response. At the same time, YJLC has been in positive discussions with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and with the head of training at The Law Society(TLS) which revealed strong agreement with these findings and a willingness to address this. There appears to be growing interest at MoJ, BSB and TLS in introducing some sort of requirement on legal professionals to undergo specific training in youth justice provision, which could be accompanied by the introduction of an accreditation scheme. This would make YJLC very well placed to harness the opportunities of this new market.
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Litigants in Person-Self Representation Network Conference
Grant: £2,300
May 2, 2016
The Foundation has made a range of grants to organisations that support Litigants in Person (LiPs). One task group of the Civil Justice Council is reviewing developments in web-based support for LiPs. As part of this work, the group is looking at practice in other jurisdictions and has identified the Self-Represented Litigation Network, the lead body providing support to LiPs in the US (www.srln.org).
This is to support attendance at the Network conference from 11th-13th May 2016 in Chicago.
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People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Social Finance and Youth Justice Legal Centre
Grant: £48,750
April 8, 2016
The project is to develop an operating and financial model for growth, identify the funding requirement and scope out a plan to raise the grant funding or investment needed.
In May 2014, Just for Kids Law established the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC). The aim was to create a centre of excellence, providing comprehensive information for those working with children in the criminal justice system, intervening directly in key cases, pushing for improvements in youth justice and providing expert legal advice and training for professionals working with children in the criminal justice system.
A website has been established providing information about youth justice law for lawyers, professionals and young people, their families and carers (www.yjlc.uk). Training courses have also been developed and delivered. Feedback is excellent. The formal launch of the Centre was held in November 2015 at the House of Lords.
In November 2015, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published its Youth Proceedings Advocacy Review report which highlighted the damaging effects that poor advocacy has on access to justice for young and often very vulnerable offenders. Key findings about the varied quality of provision, the lack of specialist knowledge and skills amongst some advocates, and a lack of specialist training for advocates undertaking work in youth court proceedings all directly support the aims of the YJLC which is well-positioned to drive the response. At the same time, YJLC has been in positive discussions with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and with the head of training at The Law Society(TLS) which revealed strong agreement with these findings and a willingness to address this. There appears to be growing interest at MoJ, BSB and TLS in introducing some sort of requirement on legal professionals to undergo specific training in youth justice provision, which could be accompanied by the introduction of an accreditation scheme. This would make YJLC very well placed to harness the opportunities of this new market.
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Guttmann Health - Justice Partnership Project
Grant: £46,479
March 31, 2016
The project is a Health-Justice partnership between UCL Centre for Access to Justice and the Guttmann Health and Well-Being Centre in Stratford. It provides on-site free legal advice by supervised law students to patients through GP social prescription referrals or as drop-in clients. The project’s vision is to make a positive impact on the resolution of legal problems, the health and well-being of patients, health service use, future advice-seeking behaviour and legal education. The project could be scaled-up, providing a prototype for law schools and advice agencies around the UK.
Building on UCL’s access to justice research expertise, and facilitated by the partnership with clinicians, rigorous evaluation of the impact of the service is fundamental to the project. Robust impact evidence will be valuable to commissioners of integrated primary care services aimed at reducing health inequalities and improving community health and well-being. UCL Laws has made a significant long-term investment in employing qualified lawyers and an empirical legal researcher to launch this project.
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People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Knowledge Bank and Website
Grant: £40,000
November 10, 2015
The project is to develop and improve the LinC website as a digital resource for the existing group of charities so that subject experts can share practical guidance and information on key areas of law that are relevant to charities. A Professional Support Lawyer will:
The Project will create a unique legal resource providing relevant and risk-based guidance on key areas of the law, as well as template policies and documents relating to governance and charity management, to non-specialist or generalist lawyers working in a wide range of charities.
A feasibility study into potential sources of future funding for the website e.g. the charging of a membership fee based on the improvement and enhanced value of the website to members will be undertaken.
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People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Law Centre Training Programme 2016
Grant: £30,210
November 10, 2015
This is year 2 of a three year project to establish a self-financing and on-going training programme for Law Centres and other specialist legal organisations.
The purpose of the training programme is to update and extend the skills and practice of Law Centre staff and in so doing, ensure an expert free legal service is available to vulnerable people in the areas of law that affect their daily lives. Training will cover areas of law, practice management and organisational management. Training will be developed collaboratively with Law Centres, in response to requests for particular training and in many cases using the expertise within Law Centres.
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Pro bono costs in the advice sector
Grant: £35,195
July 16, 2015
A pilot scheme is proposed whereby:
Publicity would be in the form of workshops at conferences, DVDs and printed materials.
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People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
Rightsnet Online Peer Support Project
Grant: £85,780
July 1, 2015
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People Working in the Law | ||
Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
Understand Role of Technology | ||
Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
Communications to Disseminate Learning |
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