The CrowdJustice Blog

Post-Brexit ferry chartering, a trial of major constitutional significance for Spain, and an IS bride who wants out of Syria and back to the UK - they all feature in this week’s Justice Beat. Read more

Around the world, people are taking legal action so that the law recognises their relationship status and protects their right to family life. This article shows how CrowdJustice backers have helped people to fight for equal love. Read more

A big week for victims of crime and protesters, as well as Facebook users and their privacy online. The Justice Beat gives you the scoop on why these groups are in the news. Read more

The team at CrowdJustice are super proud that our founder and CEO Julia Salasky has won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2019. Read more

A legal challenge funded on CrowdJustice succeeded in keeping the Black Cab Rapist in prison and gave victims new rights to challenge the release of violent offenders. In this Q&A, CrowdJustice’s Head of Campaigns, Matthew Bethell, talks about the legal action, its fundraising and why it’s significant. Read more

In the news this week, the legal profession shows solidarity with a criminal defence solicitor subjected to death threats, campaigners achieve a legal victory to prevent disclosure of spent criminal convictions, and we investigate magistrates court closures. Read more

Nearly half of all respondents in a recent survey of junior lawyers didn’t know what LawTech is, but the majority saw the potential of technology to improve the delivery of legal services. Read more

This week, the Justice Beat covers a challenge to new data protection laws, IT failures causing chaos in UK courts and Donald Trump’s transgender military ban. Read more

This week, the Justice Beat covers the latest Brexit-related and US political drama, a new law criminalising upskirting and a controversial voter ID scheme. Read more

We are delighted that CrowdJustice has been shortlisted for two awards at the Lexis Nexis Legal Awards 2019! Read more