IMPACT Law for Social Justice. A team of lawyers, academics & journalists; we advise on effective use of strategic litigation to bring about social change
London, England
Joined October 2018
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Impact is a new consultancy offering advice on using strategic litigation to bring social change. We are @fionabawdon @JaxKinghan @ShauneenLambe Dr Lisa Vanhala. Our website is coming soon, but in the mean time, do contact us via Twitter.....
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'The Ghost Of Me', by @AmandaJHailes: a powerful piece of writing on her experience of homelessness. Too many women now are forced to exchange sex for a place to sleep #SCTT #absenceofevidence #homelessness #women #sexwork #survivalsex #sexforrent @UntoldStoryHull
Thanks @UntoldStoryHull @AmandaJHailes Susie Winter, Maggie & Emma for making @ShauneenLambe @FionaBawdon so welcome & being such incredible, inspiring women (& also for the avocado...). We❤️working with you......Shout out to ChrisannJarrett @WeBelong19 for her support
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@UntoldStoryHull training with @IMPACTstratlit on this beautiful sunny day in Hull
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Great news from the High Court this morning! But our work in ending the cruelty of #NRPF is not over just yet! Read on: /1
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Thank you @riachatter and @itvlondon for highlighting the suffering caused by the NRPF policy tonight
Some people can’t access government measures brought in to help through the coronavirus crisis. Thousands have the right to live and work here but can't claim benefits, many are single mothers. A charity has gone to court to try to get the policy scrapped, as @riachatter explains
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'Families are trapped in poverty, forced into debt & left living in unsafe, insecure housing' Caz Hattam explains why @TUPLDN is supporting today's high court challenge to @ukhomeoffice brutal 'no recourse to public funds' policy
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Good luck everyone involved in today's high court challenge to HomeOffice's brutal 'no recourse to public funds' policy @TUPLDN AdamHundt @dpg_law AlexGoodman @Landmark_LC @Project17UK @publiclawprojct @IMPACTstratlit
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Today, an 8-yr-old British boy,supported by his migrant mum, will ask the highcourt to scrap @ukhomeoffice brutal 'no recourse to public funds' policy,which denies families like his access to welfare safety net @TUPLDN @dpg_law @IMPACTstratlit @Landmark_LC dpglaw.co.uk/home-office-fac…
We are honoured to be part of such an ace team of lawyers & campaigners fighting to end this brutal policy, which is denying families access to the welfare safety net....
Today, we’re supporting an 8-year-old and his mum to take the govt to the High Court. They’re challenging the cruelty of the #NRPF policy that has harmed them and 0000s of others.
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Hear @dpg_law Adam Hundt explain in 30 seconds (with no hesitation & only a bit of repetition....) what today's high court challenge to HomeOffice's 'no recourse to public funds' policy is all about....@TUPLDN @IMPACTstratlit
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More than 150 wrongly convicted people exonerated in US last year, according to @exonerationlist. At least 107 had convictions overturned because of 'official misconduct' - most common 'misconduct' was police & prosecution concealing exculpatory evidence thejusticegap.com/more-than-…
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Should the Lords be able to talk on promoting global gender equality while women are ineligible to stand it its by-elections because they are women? @Baronessjenkin @BaronessEB @BaronessGoudie @BaronessDeech @cabinetofficeuk #endboysonly
Coming up: #HouseofLords debates @WomenDeliver conference and UK’s role promoting global gender equality. See who’s speaking and watch after 3 ow.ly/n3hi50uFUqK
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Asked this morning to respond to the popular democratic critique of human rights, Singh LJ points to this statement by Lady Hale as the most significant judicial statement on democracy (and directs us all to his own thoughts, here: judiciary.uk/wp-content/uplo…) #ReithLectures
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Legal challenge to protect child informants from ‘exploitation’ by police: @Justforkidslaw launch new action against Home Office for failing to protect children used as 'spies' under powers contained in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 thejusticegap.com/legal-chal…
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Youth justice law and practice update from @Justforkidslaw's @mediate_kate and @jentwite lag.org.uk/?id=206435
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I know it's two months old but it's still shocking. The number of #legalaid legal help cases started 2009-10 was 933,815. New cases started 2017-18 141,053. Arithmetic calculation for this year 136,138. See table 5.1 second doc: gov.uk/government/statistics… Next stats out 27 June.
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Congratulations to Greg Stewart & @MelStooks on jointly receiving the @YJLCUK 2019 Youth Justice Champions Award! #YJSummit19
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"We need a Youth Justice League!" 🦸♀️💪⚖️
Ahead of the @YJLCUK #YJSummit19 @mediate_kate writes for @TheCriminalBar on the need for specialist lawyers to make sure no opportunities are missed for diverting children from the criminal justice system: criminalbar.com/resources/ne…
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#YJSummit19 is underway! @mediate_kate opens the event.
"All other professionals working with children – doctors, teachers, social workers - have specialist training. They have colleagues with whom to share knowledge - a club to belong to. This makes them better at their jobs."
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I can’t believe this day actually arrived!!!! Still pinching myself. Thanks to everyone who made this happen - now go and buy a copy!#youthjusticelawandpractice @Justforkidslaw @LauraJanes_UK @YJLCUK @EstherPilger @ShauneenLambe @jentwite @LegalActionGrp
