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Lily McDermaid was inspired to write a piece for our blog after working through the free course 'Pro bono work and social justice' which is a taster for our module 'Justice in action' (W360).

In this second guest blog post trainee solicitor Caitlin Alexander writes about the current EU Settlement Scheme.

In March of this year, the government announced a further £8 million to assist vulnerable people to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme – a scheme which EU citizens MUST apply to if they wish to stay in the UK after 30 June 2021.

The Co-Director of the Law School’s Open Justice Centre, Hugh McFaul (pictured), has been chosen as the University’s submission in the ‘Most Innovative Teacher of the Year’ category for the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2020. This will recognise the academic whose imagination and passion have transformed a course and inspired students.

Ten law students from The Open University are taking part in a four-week project that will consider the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on civil liberties.

The Open University Law School’s Open Justice Centre is reaching out to support the wider legal education sector in its time of need during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hugh McFaul, Director of The Open Justice Centre and Module Chair of W360 'Justice in action' writes about taking legal outreach online.

The Open University’s Open Justice team has collaborated with charity Support Through Court (STC) to launch a free open online resource for learners, themed around domestic abuse.

Its timely launch coincides with the rapid rise in numbers of people in domestic abuse situations seeking help during the UK lockdown.

The Co-directors of Open Justice, Francine Ryan and Hugh McFaul, have made these videos to explain the work that Open Justice is doing, in response to, and as business as usual, during the Coronavirus pandemic.

In this guest blog post trainee solicitor Caitlin Alexander writes about asylum cases and persecution on the basis of sexual orientation.

'Justice in action' student Roseline Egbejimba writes about her experience on a recent 'public understanding of law' prison project 

During one of my modules last year, a student highlighted the benefits of participating in one of the prison projects. I remember quite vividly the smile on the student’s face as she recounted how much she looked forward to each prison visit and how rewarding the experience was, not just for the prisoners but also for the students. I was intrigued and wanted to know more.