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Access to Justice, Health Inequalities and Poverty
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01 November 2026

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.
James Organ is Reader in Law at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool.
Jennifer Sigafoos is Reader in Law and Associate Head of Department of Law, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool.
Sophie Wickham is Tenure-Track Fellow in Public Mental Health in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool.
Foreword by Matthew Ashton
1. Everyday Law in an Unequal Society
2. Access to (Social) Justice and Everyday Legal Problems
3. Bridging the Inequalities Gap: Addressing Poverty for Better Health
4. Research in Action
5. Liverpool’s Advice Ecosystem
6. Legal Advice and the Co-location of Services
7. A Systems Level Approach
8. The Role of Trust, Effective Participation and Everyday Legal Problems in Social Citizenship
9. No Wrong Door; Advice for All