Access to Justice, Health Inequalities and Poverty - (Perspectives on Law and Access to Justice) (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

After over a decade of unprecedented cuts, this important book examines the radical transformation of legal advice funding and delivery in the UK.

Using Liverpool as a case study, the authors analyse the impact of these changes on access to justice, social rights and health inequalities. The book draws on a five-year socio-legal research project to highlight the critical role of local advice networks and co-located services in addressing poverty, and wider inequalities. Offering a fresh perspective on access to justice, it advocates for a more collaborative community-based approach to rebuilding social citizenship.

Review Quotes

'An excellent, essential and contextual action research study of access to justice in the complex urban Liverpool environment. Essential reading for those who advocate collaboration in advice giving and those interested in the wider subject of public legal education.' Sue Prince, University of Exeter

About the Author

Jennifer Sigafoos is a Reader in Law and Associate Head of Department of Law, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool.

James Organ is a Reader in Law at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool.

Sophie Wickham is a Tenure Track Fellow in Public Mental Health in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool.