Legal crowdfunding grows as legal aid funding declines

Casefunder has become the latest Australian online platform to be set up to fund legal cases - a trend that has accelerated as access to legal aid has been cut back.
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Founder Andrew Montesi said: 'The idea came about after seeing the problem first-hand through my work at a large plaintiff law firm, and also seeing family members priced out of justice.' Mr Montesi is a communications manager at Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers, a plaintiff firm based in South Australia. 

Touching cases

At the moment, Casefunder is focusing on raising money for cases that touch the hearts of donors. Donors do not make a return. Source: Lawyers Weekly

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