Getting involved in legal action comes with risks and no guarantees of victory,but it can be a powerful weaponThe introduction of the “gagging clause” to ban charities using government grants to campaign has establish the question of charity campaigning back in the spotlight. Legal test cases – cases brought to court in an attempt to change the way the law is applied – probably reflect charity campaigning at its most controversial. After all, the preceding justice secretary described judicial review (a process where a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body) as a promotional tool for leftwing campaigners, and apparently regards the entire legal system as “exploited inappropriately by pressure groups”.
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Source: theguardian.com