1. STRATEGIC LITIGATION STRATEGIC LITIGATION THE ROLE OF NGOs 17-18 December 2005, London Margarita Ilieva, 17-18 December 2005, London

2. NGO Roles: Identify cases Service cases Publicise results Further change

3. Case Identification Situational testing Enable existing complaints channels – local groups – community centres – trade unions

4. Case Identification (2) Set up community complaint points – NGO staffed – community activists – law student staffed Conduct field visits Process written complaints/ keep consultation hours

5. Case Servicing Secure lawyer – lawyer network jointly wi/ Bar Association – in-house lawyer – legal clinic jointly wi/ University – refer to others

6. Case Servicing (2) Secure proof – testing – data collection fact-finding surveys statistics – prepare witnesses/ clients

7. Case Servicing (3) Support client – empower – respect – protect from victimisation (lawyer as well)

8. Case Servicing (4) Support cause – amicus briefs, questionnaires – court experts – civil networks – involve journalists – train judges – train lawyers – get international support

9. Case Servicing (5) Settle – extended remedies – involve discriminators – engage public

10. Results Publicising Media coverage Publications Databases Community seminars

11. Furthering Change Initiate legislative/ policy reform – post-litigation – preventive Publicise