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MoJ creates £3m grant for legal service innovators

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Published on: 20 October 2022

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LNB News 20/10/2022

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Issue Date: 20 October 2022

Published Date: 20 October 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is offering a grant of £3.016m over two years from April 2023 to March 2025 to one successful applicant or consortium. The successful organisation will be charged with leading the second phase of investment in the growth and innovation of legal service delivery under the Lawteck UK programme, a growth platform helping to accelerate and scale startups. Applications open on 2 November 2022 and the deadline for applications is 13 December 2022.

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