A groundbreaking £3.9m grants programme using unclaimed money from a UK class action opened for applications this week
The Access to Justice Foundation’s ‘Improving lives through advice 2026’ programme mainly uses unclaimed damages from Justin Gutmann’s opt-out collective action on boundary fares against Stagecoach South West Trains, which settled last year for £25m, of which Stagecoach had to pay £10m after only £216,000 was claimed. £3.8m was earmarked for charity, with the foundation the nominated recipient.
Free legal advice organisations in London and the Southeast, Scotland and Wales have until 16 March to apply. The grants start in June. See here for more information and to apply.
