“We Are a Group of Feminist Lawyers Doing What We

Authors: Hannah Camplin Emma Scott

Publish Date: 2015/10/08

Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 319-328

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Abstract

Rights of Women attracted much UK media attention in late 2014 by bringing a judicial review that challenged the reduced provisions for family law legal aid available for victims of domestic violence R On the Application of Rights of Women v The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 2015 EWHC 35 Admin In June 2015 within Rights of Women’s 40th anniversary year Hannah Camplin interviewed the organisation’s Director Emma Scott about the decision to bring the judicial review the advantages and challenges of the judicial review process and the experience of strategic litigation within the context of Rights of Women’s long history of campaigning for women’s rights What emerged is a portrait of a feminist organisation in 2015 and in a fast changing political and financial landscape the dual importance of collaborative working and the need for flexibility in service provision and campaigning tools

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