Litigating for Change
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    • Who is this guide for?
    • What is this guide not about?
    • How to use this guide
    • About the authors
    • Accessibility Statement
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  • Step by Step Guide
    • Step one: Initial questions to consider
    • Step two: Put it in writing
    • Step three: Get advice
    • Step four: Consider the method
    • Step five: Work with others
    • Step six: Planning
    • Step seven: Resourcing
    • Step eight: Communications
  • Methods
    • Complaints
    • Judicial Review
    • Legal Opinion
    • Public Interest Intervention
    • Tribunals
  • Case Studies
    • SPSO investigate complaint against Fife NHS Board
    • Protecting Refugees who are victims of domestic violence in the UK
    • Cadder and the right to legal assistance in police detention
    • Challenging routine immigration detention in the UK
    • Protecting a child's rights to privacy in the Named Person scheme
    • Young people’s opt-out from religious observance in schools
    • CHALLENGING SCHOOL EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
    • Protecting complainers’ human rights in justice system
  • Resources
    • Equality and Human Rights Commission
    • Equality and Human Rights Law in the UK
    • Glossary
    • Useful contacts

How to use this guide

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To use this Guide, you can:
  • Check out the different Steps - these help organisations to think through involvement in strategic litigation, the things that they need to be aware of and what to include in planning.
  • Within each Step, there are links to case examples and more detail on different methods.
  • Use the Resources section to understand the Equality and Human Rights Commission's role around strategic litigation, to understand legal terms, and get an overview of law around equality and human rights.
  • This Guide is not legal advice!  See useful contacts for who to speak to for legal advice.

​We want this Guide to be as useful as possible!  Therefore if you have any comments or suggestions about this Guide, or any case study examples to add, please get in touch by emailing: hrcscotland@gmail.com
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  • Home
  • About
    • Who is this guide for?
    • What is this guide not about?
    • How to use this guide
    • About the authors
    • Accessibility Statement
    • Contact
  • Step by Step Guide
    • Step one: Initial questions to consider
    • Step two: Put it in writing
    • Step three: Get advice
    • Step four: Consider the method
    • Step five: Work with others
    • Step six: Planning
    • Step seven: Resourcing
    • Step eight: Communications
  • Methods
    • Complaints
    • Judicial Review
    • Legal Opinion
    • Public Interest Intervention
    • Tribunals
  • Case Studies
    • SPSO investigate complaint against Fife NHS Board
    • Protecting Refugees who are victims of domestic violence in the UK
    • Cadder and the right to legal assistance in police detention
    • Challenging routine immigration detention in the UK
    • Protecting a child's rights to privacy in the Named Person scheme
    • Young people’s opt-out from religious observance in schools
    • CHALLENGING SCHOOL EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
    • Protecting complainers’ human rights in justice system
  • Resources
    • Equality and Human Rights Commission
    • Equality and Human Rights Law in the UK
    • Glossary
    • Useful contacts