Can you chip in? Thousands are facing legal costs

If you’re familiar with Defend Our Juries, you’ll know that we rarely run fundraising campaigns. Due to the huge number of volunteers and the simplicity of our actions, we don’t typically run into unmanageable costs (how much does a bit of paper and a pen cost per person, anyway?).
Legal costs are a different matter, however.
Prosecutors are attempting to press on with the bogus ‘terror’ trials of over 2,700 brave and peaceful people of conscience, with hundreds already attending bail hearings. DOJ has been working with some of the UK’s most experienced law firms in managing and supporting each person involved, as well as preparing for the potential tidal wave of wholly unjust trials.
This has not been free of charge, and costs are likely to increase further.
Could you chip in to help cover court costs?

Chip in to the HJA legal fund
Chip in to the Commons fund
Chip in to the Woolfe&Co fund
Chip in to Brodies (Scots) fund

Why are there four options?As state repression has increased, some individuals who have attempted to raise money to cover their own legal costs have found their accounts frozen through court orders under ‘suspicion of funding terrorism’. Because of this, Defend Our Juries has carefully set up larger funding pots which will go directly to lawyers, with each team representing different numbers of the over 500 defendants who have been charged so far.
 
The four legal funds represent the four different legal teams we have been working with. As the campaign expanded beyond the first 29 arrests on July 6th, it became clear that this unstoppable campaign would require a wealth of legal expertise behind it. Some cases are covered under pro-bono agreements or through Legal Aid, but many are not. HJA Solicitors, Commons Law and Woolfe & Co are three of the firms covering arrestees. Scots Law is very different to the law in England & Wales, and Brodies have been instrumental in defending the rights of the good people of Scotland who have taken action to Lift The Ban.
 Which fund should I chip in to? Whichever one you like! If you have been arrested yourself and are financially in a place to do so, pick a fund and throw a few quid their way. Perhaps you have a friend or a loved one who has been arrested at a Lift The Ban action, you could ask which firm is representing them to contribute to their legal fees. But, whichever you decide, all of these funds are equally important and are playing a huge part in defending our rights and freedoms in the UK

Chip in to the HJA legal fund
Chip in to the Commons fund
Chip in to the Woolfe&Co fund
Chip in to Brodies (Scots) fund

Each fundraiser has further explanation of what the legal team is focussed on. Although similar, you’ll see that there are some differences such as the types of charge or the geographical location of actions, for example. Use the buttons above to see the detail.
Can’t donate right now? You can help in other ways (for free!)If you would like to help us with these essential fundraisers, please consider clicking on one of the buttons above and copying the fundraiser’s webpage address. Share it to your own social media or group chats with a short personal story about what this campaign means to you. (Careful not to publicly state support for any proscribed organisation - unless you want to join us in court!)
 
It only takes a few seconds to share a fundraiser, but it could make a massive difference in the life of someone arrested for defending all our rights.

Thank you for your continued support. This works because we are all in it together.🧘🧘🏽🧑🏻‍🦽‍➡️🧘🏼🧘🏾🧘🏻🧘🏿
In unity not uniformity
Defend our Juries x


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