Public Law Project
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Promoting access to justice, upholding the rule of law, ensuring fair systems
📢 PLP welcomes the Govt’s decision to progress the Public Office (Accountability) Bill. We’re proud to sign onto @inquest-org.bsky.social's briefing supporting stronger accountability, transparency and candour, and urging MPs to back Andy Slaughter MP’s amendments. inquest.org.uk/site/assets/...
2/2 Our latest report examines how cultural, linguistic and procedural barriers undermine fairness in the UK's legal system, and sets out practical recommendations to address them. Read the full report here: lnkd.in/dXF6_R7P
1/2 For people navigating the immigration and #asylum system, access to justice is more than just the right to a hearing. It also means being able to understand proceedings, communicate experiences, present evidence and participate effectively in decisions that profoundly affect their lives.
📢 We're hiring! We're looking for a Community Network Manager to help build the bridge between communities and justice by establishing our new Community Knowledge Exchange - a space for knowledge sharing and building collective power. Apply by: Sunday 26 July at 11.59pm lnkd.in/dYWsJiBW
Join us for our new ‘Judicial review: Heads of challenge’ event, exploring how to identify, develop and frame effective heads of challenge in JR claims. Thursday 24 September | 10:00-16:00 | In person at Linklaters Book here: lnkd.in/dadbr-aU.
➡️ Can justice be fair if people cannot fully understand or participate in the process? Our new report explores how language barriers, cultural misunderstandings and procedural obstacles affect fairness in immigration and asylum tribunals. Learn more here: lnkd.in/dXF6_R7P
📢 We're hiring! PLP is looking for a part-time Executive Officer to help our leadership team and governance structures work smoothly and effectively. Deadline: Monday 13 July 2026 at 11.59pm. Apply now: lnkd.in/diPbHxdZ
🔊Public interest interventions: A guide to help drive change webinar 8 July | 10:00-12:00 | Zoom This webinar combines procedural guidance with insights from legal experts and interveners on how to use 3rd-party interventions strategically. Join us: lnkd.in/dDmBdua4
Join us at our free online launch event for the report Culture and Language in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal! Tuesday 7 July | 14:00-15:30 | Online via Zoom Book a free place: lnkd.in/dD2Ekc4G
Thanks to #NationalLottery players, PLP has received more than £3.5 million from The National Lottery Community Fund. The funding will be used for strategic legal action, research and communications to challenge unfair decisions and shape fairer systems. publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/natio...
📢 There's still time to sign up and join us for this year's London #LegalWalk! Sign up to walk alongside PLP! If you can't join us on the day, you can still support our fundraising efforts by making a donation. To find out more and sign up, visit: lnkd.in/dH4FYuF7
1/3 A new report from PLP finds that the cost of #judicialreview is pricing ordinary people out of justice. Most above the legal aid threshold do not pursue or abandon strong claims because they fear having to pay huge legal costs to the government if they lose.
📢 Closing this Sunday! We're hiring a Senior Communications Officer to support and build PLP's external profile and audience engagement! Deadline for application: Sunday 17 May, 11.59pm Apply now: lnkd.in/erNCQiAA
📢 We are hiring! We're looking for a Senior Communications Officer to support and build PLP's external profile and audience engagement! Deadline: Sunday 17 May, 11.59pm Apply on our website: lnkd.in/erNCQiAA
Join us on Tuesday 19 May at Linklaters’ London office, EC2Y 9AR. From 9:30 - 17:30. Capacity is limited, secure your place now!
Our one-day, in-person 'How to do judicial review' course is coming up soon! It covers the fundamentals of judicial review, from core principles and grounds to the practical steps involved in bringing a claim. With Linklaters and Blackstone Chambers. publiclawproject.org.uk/events/how-t...
How do the stories we tell and the laws we write intersect to reshape the boundaries of climate justice? 🌎 This Earth Day, we explore the ever-changing and dynamic relationship between narrative building and legal action to effect change. publiclawproject.org.uk/blog/framing...
📅 On Tuesday 9 June, we welcome you to join PLP for the annual London #LegalWalk – a 10km walk supporting free legal advice charities in the UK. Since the walk began 22 years ago, it has raised £12.5 million in support of vital access to justice. Join us: publiclawproject.org.uk/support-us/l...
📢 We are hiring! We're looking for a Public Affairs Manager to help lead and shape our advocacy and influencing work at a critical time! Deadline: Monday 27 April, 11.59pm Apply on our website: lnkd.in/eqGwVaXj.
🚨Join us at How to do judicial review (JR) Tuesday 19 May | 09:30–17:30 | Linklaters One-day, in-person training with PLP, @blackstonechambers.bsky.social and Linklaters, covering JR fundamentals, practical steps and interactive case study. Register now: lnkd.in/ePmrQbpq
We’re live at Public Law and the Planet 🌍 A sold-out event with 200+ delegates in the room from across civil society, exploring how we can use public law to ensure governments urgently deliver climate justice. Over 60 participants also join the discussion online.
2/ Instead of supporting employment, sanctions are driving hardship, proving disproportionately severe, and operating in ways that are fundamentally unsound. Read the full report here: lnkd.in/eGNDmS-j
1/ The UK's benefit sanctions regime is causing harm to those most vulnerable. In a report published by PLP at the end of last year, drawing on casework from 100+ sanctioned people and analysis of DWP data, we found the #UniversalCredit sanctions system is failing on its own terms.
1/ On this World Day of Social Justice, we pay attention to the growing distrust in public institutions. From a #publiclaw perspective, social justice depends on a strong rule of law that limits government power and gives people real ways to challenge unfair or unlawful decisions.
How can community organisations and legal experts work together to challenge injustice more effectively? Join us for our free webinar, Collaborative legal approaches for social change, on Thursday 19 March from 10:00-12:00. 🎟️ Book a free place now: lnkd.in/eG8mmHx7
📢 Influencing for impact: Making policy design fairer - Speaker announcement Join our expert speakers from 24-26 March online via Zoom to explore how to influence the design of policies to create impact. Book now: lnkd.in/eJU2MxTk
📢 We are hiring! We're looking for a Finance Assistant (part-time) to help with day-to-day financial tasks and keeping good records. Deadline: Sunday 15 February, 11.59pm Apply on our website: lnkd.in/etae_JuW
1/ The Public Accounts Committee has published its follow-up on the MoJ's work on #legalaid. Last year, we submitted evidence highlighting ongoing barriers to access to justice — including lack of face-to-face advice, digital exclusion and gaps in provision.
🔊New event - Influence for impact: Making policy design fairer 24–26 March | Online via Zoom 4 webinars + 1 workshop on influencing policy, working with stakeholders and centring lived experience. 🎟️ Low-cost tickets available! Book now: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/uartispsrh
We’re delighted to announce the Administrative Fairness Lab, led by Professor Joe Tomlinson, as another partner for 🌍Public Law and the Planet conference! Tuesday 3 March at KCL, book you ticket now: • In-person: https://lnkd.pulse.ly/y9fcxqnbfv • Online: https://lnkd.pulse.ly/y1ptpoffrp