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Winning portrait
Just(ice) Art 2014 was the latest fundraiser by the London Legal Support Trust, which accepted pieces of art from amateurs and professionals alike on the theme of 'Injustice'. The judging panel, made up of lawyers, art critics, and even one lawyer-artiste, awarded Best Painting, Best Sculpture and the People's Prize to Jean-Luc Almond, Bzhar Baban and Andrew Brady respectively.
But it was Brady's piece that stole the show. His simple yet effective work, entitled Access to Justice, portrayed three women as Lady Justice, the rich and the poor. It spoke volumes about today's culture of access to the law and justice; it is restricted to those who cannot afford it, and is the preserve of the wealthy. Viewing injustice in such an atypical environment weightily reminds us that the foundations of our justice system are very much at stake.
Laura Clenshaw is SJ's managing editor
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Photo credit: John van der Luit-Drummond