JUSTICE
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Building a fairer UK justice system within everyone’s reach.
JUSTICE is hiring!
We’re recruiting for two paid internships, offering hands-on experience working alongside our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work.
📅 3 months (full-time or part-time)
📍 UK wide
Read more & apply: bit.ly/3JCjElq
We’re recruiting for two paid internships, offering hands-on experience working alongside our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work.
📅 3 months (full-time or part-time)
📍 UK wide
Read more & apply: bit.ly/3JCjElq
Careers | JUSTICE | Legal Charity Jobs
Join our mission to reform the legal system. Explore current job openings and career opportunities at JUSTICE.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
JUSTICE is hiring!
We’re recruiting for two paid internships, offering hands-on experience working alongside our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work.
📅 3 months (full-time or part-time)
📍 UK wide
Read more & apply: bit.ly/3JCjElq
We’re recruiting for two paid internships, offering hands-on experience working alongside our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work.
📅 3 months (full-time or part-time)
📍 UK wide
Read more & apply: bit.ly/3JCjElq
This Friday we mark 25 years since the Human Rights Act at the JUSTICE Annual Conference.
Speakers include the AG, the Shadow AG, Lord Briggs (UKSC), Lord Justice McCloskey, Lady Carmichael + Professor Aileen McHarg.
Very limited tickets: bit.ly/47LvmU9
Speakers include the AG, the Shadow AG, Lord Briggs (UKSC), Lord Justice McCloskey, Lady Carmichael + Professor Aileen McHarg.
Very limited tickets: bit.ly/47LvmU9
Annual Conference 2025: 25 Years Since the Commencement of the Human Rights Act | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
Join us this November for JUSTICE’s Annual conference – bringing together the UK’s leading legal voices to discuss the most pressing developments, challenges and opportunities shaping the rule of law.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This Friday we mark 25 years since the Human Rights Act at the JUSTICE Annual Conference.
Speakers include the AG, the Shadow AG, Lord Briggs (UKSC), Lord Justice McCloskey, Lady Carmichael + Professor Aileen McHarg.
Very limited tickets: bit.ly/47LvmU9
Speakers include the AG, the Shadow AG, Lord Briggs (UKSC), Lord Justice McCloskey, Lady Carmichael + Professor Aileen McHarg.
Very limited tickets: bit.ly/47LvmU9
One week to go until the JUSTICE Annual Conference 2025!
Join leading voices from law, politics & academia for a day of debate on the future of human rights and the justice system.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman, London
🎟️ Final tickets remaining: bit.ly/47LvmU9
Join leading voices from law, politics & academia for a day of debate on the future of human rights and the justice system.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman, London
🎟️ Final tickets remaining: bit.ly/47LvmU9
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
One week to go until the JUSTICE Annual Conference 2025!
Join leading voices from law, politics & academia for a day of debate on the future of human rights and the justice system.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman, London
🎟️ Final tickets remaining: bit.ly/47LvmU9
Join leading voices from law, politics & academia for a day of debate on the future of human rights and the justice system.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman, London
🎟️ Final tickets remaining: bit.ly/47LvmU9
Want to help shape the future of Scotland’s criminal justice system?
JUSTICE Scotland is seeking pro bono research assistance to draft a short paper on the Victims & Witnesses (Scotland) Bill.
Law students & early career lawyers welcome.
🔗Full details: justice.org.uk/job-opportun...
JUSTICE Scotland is seeking pro bono research assistance to draft a short paper on the Victims & Witnesses (Scotland) Bill.
Law students & early career lawyers welcome.
🔗Full details: justice.org.uk/job-opportun...
JUSTICE Scotland Research Opportunity | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
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October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Want to help shape the future of Scotland’s criminal justice system?
JUSTICE Scotland is seeking pro bono research assistance to draft a short paper on the Victims & Witnesses (Scotland) Bill.
Law students & early career lawyers welcome.
🔗Full details: justice.org.uk/job-opportun...
JUSTICE Scotland is seeking pro bono research assistance to draft a short paper on the Victims & Witnesses (Scotland) Bill.
Law students & early career lawyers welcome.
🔗Full details: justice.org.uk/job-opportun...
📢 New report: Over 1 in 10 prison places are taken by people awaiting trial – a record high.
Magistrates’ courts' decisions drive the overuse of pre-trial prison stays & under new plans they'll make even more life changing calls.
The quality of these decisions is key (1/3)
Magistrates’ courts' decisions drive the overuse of pre-trial prison stays & under new plans they'll make even more life changing calls.
The quality of these decisions is key (1/3)
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
📢 New report: Over 1 in 10 prison places are taken by people awaiting trial – a record high.
Magistrates’ courts' decisions drive the overuse of pre-trial prison stays & under new plans they'll make even more life changing calls.
The quality of these decisions is key (1/3)
Magistrates’ courts' decisions drive the overuse of pre-trial prison stays & under new plans they'll make even more life changing calls.
The quality of these decisions is key (1/3)
DWP officers will get the power to use ‘reasonable force’ on benefits recipients when investigating fraud unless the Lords amend the Public Authorities (Fraud Error & Debt) Bill tomorrow.
Here’s why JUSTICE is urging Lords to make that change and prevent these new powers: (1/4)
Here’s why JUSTICE is urging Lords to make that change and prevent these new powers: (1/4)
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
DWP officers will get the power to use ‘reasonable force’ on benefits recipients when investigating fraud unless the Lords amend the Public Authorities (Fraud Error & Debt) Bill tomorrow.
Here’s why JUSTICE is urging Lords to make that change and prevent these new powers: (1/4)
Here’s why JUSTICE is urging Lords to make that change and prevent these new powers: (1/4)
Our Legal Director @stephneedles.bsky.social joined BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live to explain why staying in the European Convention on Human Rights matters.
The convention protects our vital freedoms and we would all lose out if the UK withdraws.
📺 Watch: bit.ly/474JI0f
The convention protects our vital freedoms and we would all lose out if the UK withdraws.
📺 Watch: bit.ly/474JI0f
October 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Our Legal Director @stephneedles.bsky.social joined BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live to explain why staying in the European Convention on Human Rights matters.
The convention protects our vital freedoms and we would all lose out if the UK withdraws.
📺 Watch: bit.ly/474JI0f
The convention protects our vital freedoms and we would all lose out if the UK withdraws.
📺 Watch: bit.ly/474JI0f
Just days to go until the JUSTICE Annual Lecture
Thurs 16 Oct, 6:30pm at @BakerMcKenzie (London) or online.
Hear from Kate Green & Kaya Comer-Schwartz, sharing perspectives from Manchester and London on building safer communities.
Free tickets: bit.ly/46NZZb7
Thurs 16 Oct, 6:30pm at @BakerMcKenzie (London) or online.
Hear from Kate Green & Kaya Comer-Schwartz, sharing perspectives from Manchester and London on building safer communities.
Free tickets: bit.ly/46NZZb7
JUSTICE Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture - Our Criminal Justice System: Insights from the North and South | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
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October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Just days to go until the JUSTICE Annual Lecture
Thurs 16 Oct, 6:30pm at @BakerMcKenzie (London) or online.
Hear from Kate Green & Kaya Comer-Schwartz, sharing perspectives from Manchester and London on building safer communities.
Free tickets: bit.ly/46NZZb7
Thurs 16 Oct, 6:30pm at @BakerMcKenzie (London) or online.
Hear from Kate Green & Kaya Comer-Schwartz, sharing perspectives from Manchester and London on building safer communities.
Free tickets: bit.ly/46NZZb7
📢 Early bird tickets for the JUSTICE Annual Conference close soon!
Join us on Fri 7 Nov at A&O Shearman (London) - or online - for one of the UK’s leading justice events.
Hear from the Attorney General, Shadow AG, Lord Briggs, Keir Monteith KC, Ade Adedeji, and more.
🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/3J1PPue
Join us on Fri 7 Nov at A&O Shearman (London) - or online - for one of the UK’s leading justice events.
Hear from the Attorney General, Shadow AG, Lord Briggs, Keir Monteith KC, Ade Adedeji, and more.
🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/3J1PPue
Annual Conference 2025: 25 Years Since the Commencement of the Human Rights Act | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
Join us this November for JUSTICE’s Annual conference – bringing together the UK’s leading legal voices to discuss the most pressing developments, challenges and opportunities shaping the rule of law.
bit.ly
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
📢 Early bird tickets for the JUSTICE Annual Conference close soon!
Join us on Fri 7 Nov at A&O Shearman (London) - or online - for one of the UK’s leading justice events.
Hear from the Attorney General, Shadow AG, Lord Briggs, Keir Monteith KC, Ade Adedeji, and more.
🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/3J1PPue
Join us on Fri 7 Nov at A&O Shearman (London) - or online - for one of the UK’s leading justice events.
Hear from the Attorney General, Shadow AG, Lord Briggs, Keir Monteith KC, Ade Adedeji, and more.
🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/3J1PPue
Yesterday at #CPC25, JUSTICE, @legalactiongroup.bsky.social & APPG Access To Justice held a powerful panel on Justice as a Public Service.
JUSTICE’s Tyrone Steele & Ellen Lefley discussed criminal justice, backlogs, prisons & AI with Lord Sandhurst KC, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP & Rohini Jana
JUSTICE’s Tyrone Steele & Ellen Lefley discussed criminal justice, backlogs, prisons & AI with Lord Sandhurst KC, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP & Rohini Jana
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yesterday at #CPC25, JUSTICE, @legalactiongroup.bsky.social & APPG Access To Justice held a powerful panel on Justice as a Public Service.
JUSTICE’s Tyrone Steele & Ellen Lefley discussed criminal justice, backlogs, prisons & AI with Lord Sandhurst KC, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP & Rohini Jana
JUSTICE’s Tyrone Steele & Ellen Lefley discussed criminal justice, backlogs, prisons & AI with Lord Sandhurst KC, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP & Rohini Jana
Are you at #CPC25? Join @tyronesteele.bsky.social & Ellen Lefley (JUSTICE), Lord Sandhurst KC & Rohini Jana to discuss ‘Justice as a Public Service’ - an event with @wearelapg.bsky.social & Society for Conservative Lawyers.
🗓️ Today (Mon), 16:00
📍 Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel (Inside Secure Zone)
🗓️ Today (Mon), 16:00
📍 Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel (Inside Secure Zone)
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Are you at #CPC25? Join @tyronesteele.bsky.social & Ellen Lefley (JUSTICE), Lord Sandhurst KC & Rohini Jana to discuss ‘Justice as a Public Service’ - an event with @wearelapg.bsky.social & Society for Conservative Lawyers.
🗓️ Today (Mon), 16:00
📍 Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel (Inside Secure Zone)
🗓️ Today (Mon), 16:00
📍 Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel (Inside Secure Zone)
📢 Join us for the Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture at Baker McKenzie, London, on 16 Oct, 6:30pm.
Speakers: Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer & Stronger Communities (GM) and a second justice leader (TBA!)
Free tickets: bit.ly/3KyN2t5
Speakers: Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer & Stronger Communities (GM) and a second justice leader (TBA!)
Free tickets: bit.ly/3KyN2t5
JUSTICE Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture - Our Criminal Justice System: Insights from the North and South | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
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October 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
📢 Join us for the Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture at Baker McKenzie, London, on 16 Oct, 6:30pm.
Speakers: Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer & Stronger Communities (GM) and a second justice leader (TBA!)
Free tickets: bit.ly/3KyN2t5
Speakers: Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer & Stronger Communities (GM) and a second justice leader (TBA!)
Free tickets: bit.ly/3KyN2t5
Last night’s Panorama documentary exposed clear racism, misogyny, and a culture of impunity within the Met. This endangers the public and fundamentally undermines trust and policing by consent. [1/4]
October 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Last night’s Panorama documentary exposed clear racism, misogyny, and a culture of impunity within the Met. This endangers the public and fundamentally undermines trust and policing by consent. [1/4]
We're delighted to announce Usman Tariq as the new Chair of JUSTICE Scotland.
He succeeds Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, who led with dedication for three years - huge thanks for her leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/3VJtYKZ
He succeeds Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, who led with dedication for three years - huge thanks for her leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/3VJtYKZ
October 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We're delighted to announce Usman Tariq as the new Chair of JUSTICE Scotland.
He succeeds Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, who led with dedication for three years - huge thanks for her leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/3VJtYKZ
He succeeds Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, who led with dedication for three years - huge thanks for her leadership.
Read more: bit.ly/3VJtYKZ
Thanks to all who joined our #Lab25 future of criminal justice panel with @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social , @aandspcc.bsky.social, @fionarutherford.bsky.social, @cassiarowland.bsky.social & @njdavies.bsky.social (with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk).
A vital discussion on building a system that works.
A vital discussion on building a system that works.
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thanks to all who joined our #Lab25 future of criminal justice panel with @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social , @aandspcc.bsky.social, @fionarutherford.bsky.social, @cassiarowland.bsky.social & @njdavies.bsky.social (with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk).
A vital discussion on building a system that works.
A vital discussion on building a system that works.
This morning at #LabourConference, JUSTICE and APPEAL led a roundtable on compensating victims of miscarriages of justice, hosted by @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social
With @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, we discussed reforming a regime forcing victims to prove innocence.
With @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, we discussed reforming a regime forcing victims to prove innocence.
September 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This morning at #LabourConference, JUSTICE and APPEAL led a roundtable on compensating victims of miscarriages of justice, hosted by @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social
With @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, we discussed reforming a regime forcing victims to prove innocence.
With @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, we discussed reforming a regime forcing victims to prove innocence.
Grateful to the Solicitor General @elliereeves.bsky.social MP & all the policy, legal & victims’ advocates who joined our Labour Conference roundtable today. Hosted by @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social, we explored practical reforms to build a justice system that delivers for victims & earns public trust.
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Grateful to the Solicitor General @elliereeves.bsky.social MP & all the policy, legal & victims’ advocates who joined our Labour Conference roundtable today. Hosted by @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social, we explored practical reforms to build a justice system that delivers for victims & earns public trust.
Heading to Labour Party Conference?
JUSTICE’s @fionarutherford.bsky.social , Stephanie Needleman & Tyrone Steele will join panels & roundtables on justice reform - inside & outside the secure zone.
Full details & timings: bit.ly/46n4UQ7
We hope to see you there!
JUSTICE’s @fionarutherford.bsky.social , Stephanie Needleman & Tyrone Steele will join panels & roundtables on justice reform - inside & outside the secure zone.
Full details & timings: bit.ly/46n4UQ7
We hope to see you there!
September 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Heading to Labour Party Conference?
JUSTICE’s @fionarutherford.bsky.social , Stephanie Needleman & Tyrone Steele will join panels & roundtables on justice reform - inside & outside the secure zone.
Full details & timings: bit.ly/46n4UQ7
We hope to see you there!
JUSTICE’s @fionarutherford.bsky.social , Stephanie Needleman & Tyrone Steele will join panels & roundtables on justice reform - inside & outside the secure zone.
Full details & timings: bit.ly/46n4UQ7
We hope to see you there!
Last week, @fionarutherford.bsky.social gave evidence to Parliament on tech in criminal justice, including police transcripts.
She urged a rights-based approach:
⚖️ Tools must improve access to justice
⚖️ Providers have a duty to act responsibly
Read more: bit.ly/47ZBQ2r
She urged a rights-based approach:
⚖️ Tools must improve access to justice
⚖️ Providers have a duty to act responsibly
Read more: bit.ly/47ZBQ2r
September 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last week, @fionarutherford.bsky.social gave evidence to Parliament on tech in criminal justice, including police transcripts.
She urged a rights-based approach:
⚖️ Tools must improve access to justice
⚖️ Providers have a duty to act responsibly
Read more: bit.ly/47ZBQ2r
She urged a rights-based approach:
⚖️ Tools must improve access to justice
⚖️ Providers have a duty to act responsibly
Read more: bit.ly/47ZBQ2r
How can the government rebuild the criminal justice system?
Join us at #LabourConference with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk for a timely panel discussion:
📅 Tues 30 Sept | 17:15–18:15
Speakers: Lord Timpson OBE, Kate Green, Fiona Rutherford
Chair: @cassiarowland.bsky.social
Join us at #LabourConference with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk for a timely panel discussion:
📅 Tues 30 Sept | 17:15–18:15
Speakers: Lord Timpson OBE, Kate Green, Fiona Rutherford
Chair: @cassiarowland.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
How can the government rebuild the criminal justice system?
Join us at #LabourConference with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk for a timely panel discussion:
📅 Tues 30 Sept | 17:15–18:15
Speakers: Lord Timpson OBE, Kate Green, Fiona Rutherford
Chair: @cassiarowland.bsky.social
Join us at #LabourConference with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk for a timely panel discussion:
📅 Tues 30 Sept | 17:15–18:15
Speakers: Lord Timpson OBE, Kate Green, Fiona Rutherford
Chair: @cassiarowland.bsky.social
Around 80% of children's homes are run by for-profit companies, but there is uncertainty if the Human Rights Act always applies to them. This week Peers debated this and we provided a detailed briefing. [1/3]
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Around 80% of children's homes are run by for-profit companies, but there is uncertainty if the Human Rights Act always applies to them. This week Peers debated this and we provided a detailed briefing. [1/3]
Too often, families who lose people to public disasters like Hillsborough and Grenfell face defensiveness, not answers.
But the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is a vital step towards truth, accountability & justice.
Read more: bit.ly/41Zn1ZV
But the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is a vital step towards truth, accountability & justice.
Read more: bit.ly/41Zn1ZV
| JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
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September 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Too often, families who lose people to public disasters like Hillsborough and Grenfell face defensiveness, not answers.
But the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is a vital step towards truth, accountability & justice.
Read more: bit.ly/41Zn1ZV
But the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is a vital step towards truth, accountability & justice.
Read more: bit.ly/41Zn1ZV
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon), a towering figure in the human rights field and a long-standing JUSTICE member.
His legacy will shape the pursuit of justice for years to come.
justice.org.uk/blogs/in-mem...
His legacy will shape the pursuit of justice for years to come.
justice.org.uk/blogs/in-mem...
In Memory of Conor Gearty KC (Hon) | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon)
justice.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon), a towering figure in the human rights field and a long-standing JUSTICE member.
His legacy will shape the pursuit of justice for years to come.
justice.org.uk/blogs/in-mem...
His legacy will shape the pursuit of justice for years to come.
justice.org.uk/blogs/in-mem...
⏰ Less than a week left to apply!
We’re recruiting a Trust & Foundation Fundraiser (15-month maternity cover) to help drive JUSTICE’s work across the UK justice system.
Passionate about fair access to justice & skilled in fundraising?
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/464INxM
We’re recruiting a Trust & Foundation Fundraiser (15-month maternity cover) to help drive JUSTICE’s work across the UK justice system.
Passionate about fair access to justice & skilled in fundraising?
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/464INxM
Interim Trust and Foundation Fundraiser | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
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September 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
⏰ Less than a week left to apply!
We’re recruiting a Trust & Foundation Fundraiser (15-month maternity cover) to help drive JUSTICE’s work across the UK justice system.
Passionate about fair access to justice & skilled in fundraising?
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/464INxM
We’re recruiting a Trust & Foundation Fundraiser (15-month maternity cover) to help drive JUSTICE’s work across the UK justice system.
Passionate about fair access to justice & skilled in fundraising?
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/464INxM
We’re thrilled to welcome Ademola Adedeji & Keir Monteith KC to this year’s Annual Conference.
They will be discussing the pivotal Manchester 10 Case - a landmark on drill music & joint enterprise.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman
🎟 Early bird tickets: bit.ly/3VDS61s
They will be discussing the pivotal Manchester 10 Case - a landmark on drill music & joint enterprise.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman
🎟 Early bird tickets: bit.ly/3VDS61s
AI, Trust, and Justice – Safeguarding Rights in an Automated World. | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity
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September 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
We’re thrilled to welcome Ademola Adedeji & Keir Monteith KC to this year’s Annual Conference.
They will be discussing the pivotal Manchester 10 Case - a landmark on drill music & joint enterprise.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman
🎟 Early bird tickets: bit.ly/3VDS61s
They will be discussing the pivotal Manchester 10 Case - a landmark on drill music & joint enterprise.
📅 Fri 7 Nov | 📍 A&O Shearman
🎟 Early bird tickets: bit.ly/3VDS61s