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Law for Change Fund resources legal actions giving a voice to under-represented people and communities with limited access to justice.

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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 24/09/2026
Law for Change, with Changing Ideas, supported testing on PFAS (“forever chemicals”) that has provided evidence for potential legal action. We’re committed to supporting cases that expose systemic failings and hold companies and regulators to account. shorturl.at/kEKGt
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Blood tests find high levels of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 28/08/2026
A look back at an important case by Foxglove and Global Action Plan supported by Law for Change, helping secure legally binding environmental safeguards for an AI data centre in Buckinghamshire. We remain focussed on this issue. Read more: shorturl.at/Xv3e1
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Government admits error over Buckinghamshire AI data centre following legal challenge — Law for Change
The Government has reversed its decision to approve an AI data centre in Buckinghamshire following legal action by Foxglove and Global Action Plan, supported by Law for Change. In July 2025, Angela R...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 25/03/2026
A win for science and the sea Backed by Law for Change, Dr Simon Gibbon challenged weak regulation over dredging in the River Tees and won. The High Court told the MMO to fix its licence or lose it. One voice can make regulators listen. Read more: www.lawforchange.uk/news/river-tees-dredging
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High Court Pauses Toxic Tees Dredging Licence in Major Win for Campaigner — Law for Change
The River Tees, a vital waterway for industry and shipping in north-east England, has been heavily polluted for decades from old factories and chemicals. To keep the port open, operators regularly dre...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 06/02/2026
Thanks to Duncan Lewis’ Judicial Review, funded by Law for Change, Gazan students in the UK can now reunite with their families and continue their studies - a major step towards fairness and compassion.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 26/11/2025
📢We're hiring a part-time Fund Manager to oversee the Law for Change caseload. This flexible, remote role (2hrs/day) is ideal for someone with a background in public law and legal case management. To learn more contact Stephen Kinsella or email your CV & Cover Letter to info@lawforchange.uk
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 26/11/2025
Our Parliament event last week brought 200+ MPs, lawyers, NGOs and funders together to talk honestly about fixing access to justice. The message was clear: the system isn’t working, and change is overdue. More on what came out of it: www.lawforchange.uk/news/access-...
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Access to Justice Inquiry submission — Law for Change
Access to justice shouldn't depend on being either very rich or very poor. Yet that's increasingly the reality facing ordinary people trying to challenge injustice through the legal system. Law for Ch...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 11/11/2025
What safeguards really exist for UK academic freedom when research upsets global interests? Events at Sheffield Hallam and UCL reveal just how vulnerable universities are to outside and commercial pressure.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 26/10/2025
The Launders Lane victory isn’t just local - it questions who really protects public health. How can communities hold power to account on environmental injustice? (Thread 🧵)
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 22/10/2025
After years of toxic smoke Rainham residents have won a vital legal victory with our support: Havering Council has declared Launders Lane contaminated land. The fight to clean up and protect the community’s health now begins. More : www.lawforchange.uk/news/launder... @stephenstroud.bsky.social
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A victory for Rainham residents: Havering Council declares Launders Lane contaminated — Law for Change
After years of living with toxic smoke and uncertainty, Rainham residents have finally seen progress. Havering Council, in East London, has now declared Launders Lane, also known as Arnold’s Field, as...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 01/10/2025
👏Law for Change are proud to have supported @thehowardleague.bsky.social in its High Court challenge to the unlawful 'Removal from Association Policy', which allowed secure training centres to confine young people to their rooms for longer than the law permitted. howardleague.org/blog/success...
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The Howard League | Success for our legal challenge to end unlawful separation of children in Oakhill secure training centre
The Secretary of State for Justice has accepted that children held in a secure training centre cannot be left unaccompanied in their room for more than three hours.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 18/08/2025
🌲Learn how Law for Change backed Dr. Boswell's challenge to the A12 and Net Zero Teesside, which halted a £1.4bn road project and ignited an energetic campaign against risky carbon capture technology. Read more www.lawforchange.uk/news/a12-nzt... @drandrewboswell.bsky.social
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How Law for Change Supported Andrew Boswell’s Fight to Challenge Britain’s Failing Climate Response — Law for Change
In 2024, scientist and computer modeller turned activist Dr. Andrew Boswell, and Leigh Day’s environmental team, partnered with Law for Change to bring two high-profile legal challenges against major ...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 10/07/2025
📑Learn how Law for Change + @bindmans.com supported Kristina O'Connor's pursuit of justice. Mason's dismissal isn't the end - it's a call to action. Change demands a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths about power, gender and accountability in policing. www.lawforchange.uk/news/policea...
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New Police Misconduct Panel Dismisses Senior Met Officer Guilty of Gross Misconduct Against Kristina O’Connor — Law for Change
On the 20 June 2025, a new police misconduct panel found Detective Chief Inspector James Mason guilty of gross misconduct and ordered his dismissal from the Metropolitan Police. The panel concluded th...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 10/07/2025
📢NEW: How Law for Change backed Leigh Day in Stop Uyghur Genocide's year-long campaign that stalled Shein's London Stock Exchange listing. Read more with the updated link below www.lawforchange.uk/news/stallin...
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How Law for Change Supported Stop Uyghur Genocide in Stalling Shein’s London Stock Exchange Bid — Law for Change
A year long sustained legal effort by Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG), supported by Leigh Day and backed by funding from Law for Change and the Good Law Project has been credited with stalling fashion gian...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 15/04/2025
📑Read our latest article: 'Reunited at Last' Discover how Law for Change supported the Work Rights Centre in reforming the Homes for Ukraine Scheme - helping reunite parents with their children. 👉 www.lawforchange.uk/news/reunite... @workrights.bsky.social
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Reunited at Last: How Law for Change Supported the Work Rights Centre in Reforming the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, Reuniting Parents With Their Children — Law for Change
In a victory for Ukrainian family reunification, Law for Change is proud to have supported the Work Rights Centre in successfully challenging restrictive changes to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. The l...
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 18/03/2025
📻New episode of The Hearing with Stephen Kinsella! Our founder, Stephen Kinsella, dives into the motivations behind Law for Change and the wider challenges facing the UK legal system. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 13/03/2025
1/3 We were very glad to see Law for Change mentioned in the Financial Times on Monday, regarding our support for Polina Zabrodskaya, and her important case against AMV BBDO. You can read the article here: www.ft.com/content/791d...
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Ad agency AMV BBDO faces claim over Mars ‘greenwashing’
Chocolate and cat food campaigns at centre of employment tribunal cases
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 10/03/2025
It was great to see a case funded by Law for Change featured in The Observer over the weekend. Last January, Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly took a case against Oxford University, to the employment tribunal where a judge ruled they should be viewed as employees. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit others
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 05/03/2025
📫 February Round-Up 📫 It’s been a busy month for us at Law for Change. Below are some of our highlights from February: ⚖️ We continued funding a wide range of public interest cases. The cases we backed involved issues of immigration rights, online safety, employment rights and victim compensation.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 20/02/2025
Law for Change was delighted to be chosen as one of the 10 organisations taking part in this year's Proton Lifetime fundraiser. The round is now over and Law for Change received a $50,000 donation which we will use to continue to support important public litigation.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 18/02/2025
🚨 Two weeks left to nominate for the SMK National Campaigner Awards 2025! 🚨 10 categories, free to enter—including Best Use of Law, celebrating campaigns that use legal strategies for change. 🔗Nominate yourself or someone inspiring now! 📅 Deadline: 28 Feb 2025 smk.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
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Award Nominees | Sheila McKechnie Foundation | SMK
There are ten amazing categories for this year's Awards. See whose been nominated.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 13/02/2025
Voting for LexisNexis Legal Personality of the Year closes at 5pm tomorrow! Please consider voting for our founder Stephen Kinsella. surveymonkey.com/r/PPMXG3F
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 30/01/2025
Congratulations to Uplift and @greenpeace.eu for their victory at the Court of Session in Edinburgh regarding Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields. Today’s ruling that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully is another important victory for climate campaigners.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 27/01/2025
⚖️ Funding Win ⚖️ We were delighted to see the outcome in the Court of Appeal last week for the incredibly courageous Kristina O'Connor and her fabulous legal team at @bindmans.com , in a case that we funded following consultation with our expert legal panel.
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Very pleased to feature in today's @bigissue.com as one of their Changemakers of 2025; great recognition for the work done by @lawforchange.uk www.bigissue.com/news/activis...
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Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
The Changemakers driving change in 2025 - whether by taking big business and institutions to task or giving young people a say in politics.
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The sad reality is that the other judges would probably have drawn far less attention but for the flawed order. Nobody wants civil servants to be targeted, but open justice is incredibly important and the reason we funded this appeal. @lawforchange.uk
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 24/01/2025
🚨 Breaking News 🚨 The Court of Appeal has ruled that three unnamed judges involved in the case of Sara Sharif can be named, following a successful challenge by two journalists: @louisetickle.bsky.social and @hansummers.bsky.social. Congratulations to them and their legal team.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 23/01/2025
🗳️ Voting Now Open 🗳️ You can now vote for our founder @stephenstroud.bsky.social in the Lexis Nexis Legal Personality of the Year Award. It’s excellent to see Law for Change mentioned amongst an incredible list of nominees. www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPMXG3F
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 16/01/2025
🗳️Voting opens Monday🗳️ www.lexisnexislegalawards.co.uk/website/14569/shortlist/
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
This is wonderful news, particularly after receiving a Legal Hero award from our Law Society in September - great recognition for LFC's work. Voting opens on Monday. www.lexisnexislegalawards.co.uk/website/1456... @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 16/01/2025
🚨BIG NEWS🚨 We are thrilled to announce that our founder @stephenstroud.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the @lexisnexisuk.bsky.social Legal Personality of the Year Award 2025.   AND the landmark Supreme Court fracking case we backed has also been shortlisted for case of the yr!
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 15/01/2025
Best of luck to Hannah, Louise and the stellar legal team behind this - this is a case of profound public importance and sums up exactly kind of litigation we pursue at Law for Change
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This is precisely the sort of public interest case that we established @lawforchange.bsky.social to support. Kudos to Hannah and Louise for pursuing it.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 06/01/2025
We back environmental cases with impact. From our Supreme Court win on fracking to this important fossil fuels challenge in NI. This is significant not only for Larne Lough but for energy security & climate protection across the UK. @stephenstroud.bsky.social feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/article...
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Larne Lough: Supreme Court rejects gas cavern appeal bid
Daera went to the UK's highest court after previously being rejected by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 23/12/2024
We’re honoured to be a beneficiary of the @proton.me Lifetime Charity Fundraiser 2024! Your support helps us continue our work and gives you a chance to win one of 10 Lifetime accounts for premium access to Proton services, forever. proton.me/blog/2024- lifetime-account-charity-fundraiser
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
I am biased of course, but this is a remarkable achievement for a project that we only launched last year. Also, please don’t fall for the press narrative about lawyers. These days they are our last best hope.
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 18/12/2024
❄️As 2024 comes to an end, we want to take a moment to reflect on our work and say thank you to everyone who has supported us. Here’s an update on what we’ve achieved this year, and roll on 2025! @stephenstroud.bsky.social
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 17/12/2024
We are delighted to be a beneficiary of this year’s @proton.me’s fundraiser to help us continue supporting legal actions for the public good @kinsellas.bsky.social
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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 09/12/2024
We were proud to support @asylumaid.bsky.social’s Rwanda litigation Our mission is to improve access to justice for all, whatever their status or origins, especially those being denied effective legal representation and access to the courts @stephenstroud.bsky.social
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