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JfK Law's work has appeared frequently in the media:

Shauneen Lambe, Director of JfK Law, discusses how the British justice system is making criminals of children in this article published on Open Democracy. Read the full article here.

This open letter was sent to the Editor of The Times and published on Monday 16th January 2012. It raises concerns about the minimum age of criminal responsibility, which at 10 years old is too low.
Shauneen Lambe, Director of JfK Law, questions whether the UK breaches the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in this article published on Open Democracy. Read the full article here.

Young people share their views on the reasons for the riots. Read the online panel discussion summary here.

JfK Law speaks out after young person loses right to anonymity. Shauneen Lambe talks to the BBC News
You need to look at the whole problem to break the cycle"JfK Director, Shauneen Lambe was featured in a recent article in Scottish edition of the Big Issue. Click here to read the article.

Una Padel Awards Winner 2008 - JfK is proud to be the winner of the 2008 Una Padel Award, for the charity’s outstanding contribution to social justice and penal reform. http://www.crimeandjustic.org.uk/una_padel.htm l
Jermaine is 'Black Boy of Distinction' - Jermain Noon, former client of JFK was given this prestigious award by the National Black Boys Can Do Association. Go to our blog or click on the link for more information. http://www.londoninformer.co.uk/london-news/london-local-news/2009/02/17/just-for-kids-law-success-story-scoops-award-113489-22945089/
Fighting Youth Injustice: The Guardian - JfK Law Director, Shauneen Lambe was featured in a recent article in the Guardian newspaper. Click here to read the article.
Shauneen Lambe - "Former death row lawyer Shauneen Lambe on fighting youth injustice" - The Guardian, 17th September 2008
Aika Stephenson - Young Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year, June 2007
Black Lawyers Directory, 29th June 2007
“Targeting the young is a soft option” – The Guardian, 6th December 2006
“When jail denies teenagers a chance, we all suffer in the end” – New Statesman, 30th October 2006
“How to police the pranksters?” – The Times, 31st October 2006
“The War on Youth” – New Statesman, 16th October 2006
“Over 400 officers patrol schools to curb truancy and violence” – The Daily Mail, 27th October 2006
Shauneen Lambe - Times Lawyer of the Week September 2004

JfK continue to pursue cases on appeal in an effort to seek legal redress for their clients. Notable cases include: