How We’re Funded

We take no money from any government or Ministry of Defence sources.

We are funded through individual donations, independent trusts and foundations.

We received start-up and follow-on funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and support from the Stephen Lloyd Awards, Scurrah Wainwright Trust and Bolt Burdon Kemp.

The legal firms Bates Wells and Reed Smith LLP have provided us with an enormous amount of pro bono support and legal assistance.

We have been granted funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Allen & Overy, the Clifford Chance Foundation and The Law Society Charity.

We were granted core funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust in 2020 which continues to date, and in 2023, we were granted a 2 year grant from the Legal Education Foundation and one year grant from the Veterans Foundation.

We do not have a legal aid contract although we hope in the near future to be able to undertake some limited legal aid work. In the meantime, for inquest cases where the client is eligible for legal aid, Emma Norton can occasionally be instructed to act in her capacity as a consultant solicitor for Hodge Jones and Allen solicitors. In those cases, the CMJ as a charity will continue to provide free psychological, advocacy and media support for the family.

Our legal services to individual clients are free at the point of delivery. Depending on the type of claim, we may enter a Conditional Fee Arrangement (CFA) with a client which enables us to recover costs from an opponent but save for that situation, we do not charge clients for our legal services.