We back legal actions which contribute to lasting social change

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

In doing so, Law for Change contributes to the public good for the benefit of society at large.

Since its launch in 2023, Law for Change has backed over 30 public interest cases holding public bodies and institutions to account on employment rights, environmental protections, access to public services and challenging discrimination faced by marginalised groups.

Law for Change is supported by a 90-strong legal panel who provide expert advice and strategic decision-making capability.

What we fund

We work with law firms, law centres and legal experts to identify the legal actions we support based on four simple priorities:

  • A case with clear societal impact

  • A good prospect of success

  • Lack of other sources of funding

  • Lasting change for marginalised individuals and communities

We tend to get involved at the outset of narrowly focused cases. This is to help progress claims that would otherwise fail without our support. 

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Our impact

Impact
Defending peaceful climate crisis protests
Defending peaceful climate crisis protests

Judge rules against convicting Just Stop Oil protesters, citing "unjustifiable" human rights violation under Article 10 and 11 ECHR

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Backing the right to safe asylum
Backing the right to safe asylum

Law for Change backed one of the key challenges by Asylum Aid to the Home Secretary’s policy of removing asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda.

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Standing up for fair pay for Academics at the University of Oxford
Standing up for fair pay for Academics at the University of Oxford

Oxford University tutors, Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly, have won their claim for employee status at an Employment Tribunal hearing. The challenge was funded by Law for Change.

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Advocating for mandatory food waste reporting
Advocating for mandatory food waste reporting

Food industry environmental campaigners have welcomed a government U-turn that means the government will reconsider whether the food industry will be required to report how much food is going to waste.

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Challenging the Metropolitan Police Gangs Matrix
Challenging the Metropolitan Police Gangs Matrix

Following a Law for Change backed challenge, Metropolitan Police has scrapped its gangs violence matrix database after more than a decade over concerns about the scheme's unlawfulness and disproportionality.

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Fighting for accessible live music events
Fighting for accessible live music events

We backed three Deaf mothers fighting against discrimination at live music events in the UK

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Latest News

News
Congratulations to Law for Change co-founder, Stephen Kinsella, who has won a Legal Heroes Award 2024
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Two Historic Wins for Public Interest Legal Fund Law for Change in Environmental Cases
Two Historic Wins for Public Interest Legal Fund Law for Change in Environmental Cases

Law for Change, celebrates two major wins for environmental justice this week, with victories in the UK Supreme Court and the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.

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Oxford University academics win employee status legal challenge in Law for Change backed challenge
Oxford University academics win employee status legal challenge in Law for Change backed challenge

Oxford University academics win employee status legal challenge in Law for Change backed challenge

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Law for Change welcomes DEFRA U-turn on food waste reporting policy after backing legal challenge
Law for Change welcomes DEFRA U-turn on food waste reporting policy after backing legal challenge

Food industry environmental campaigners have welcomed a government U-turn that means the government will reconsider whether the food industry will be required to report how much food is going to waste.

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Law for Change supports Sharps Bedrooms fitter’s rights after being denied holiday pay and Statutory Sick Pay
Law for Change supports Sharps Bedrooms fitter’s rights after being denied holiday pay and Statutory Sick Pay

Huddersfield fitter David Lockwood, who has been classed as a subcontractor by Sharps Bedrooms Limited is taking legal action against the company to be classed as a worker and receive benefits such as holiday pay and Statutory Sick Pay.

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Law for Change is supporting Asylum Aid</a>'s appeal to challenge the High Court ruling on Home Office Rwanda scheme.
Law for Change is supporting Asylum Aid's appeal to challenge the High Court ruling on Home Office Rwanda scheme.

Law for Change is supporting Asylum Aid’s appeal to challenge the High Court decision on the Home Secretary’s Rwanda policy

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