Investigative journalism

Investigations

Our ongoing investigations probe into critical UK legal issues and social injustices. Dedicated to uncovering the truth behind complex legal matters, we provide in-depth analysis that challenges the status quo.

Our investigations

  • Current investigations

    We focus on urgent investigative projects that expose major injustices within the UK legal system. Legal Lens is the work of John Barwell, an independent sole trader, examining conflicts of interest, procedural failures and regulatory accountability.

  • Major stories

    Our major investigations aim to turn documented failures into pressure for reform. Each story is built on the public record, with its claims anchored to documents you can check — so you can weigh the case rather than take our word for it.

  • Past investigations

    Browse the archive: dated analysis of tribunal procedure, regulatory accountability and access to justice, each piece anchored to the documents it rests on. Read the archive

    Legal Lens was founded after John Barwell’s own case — involving digital IT practices, conflict of interest, misrepresentation, and GDPR compliance failures — showed how hard that record is to reach alone.

Our methodology

The work examines the public record: judgments, registers and official documents. Sources are linked so readers can check the material behind the analysis.

Editorial standards

Each piece is reviewed against its sources before publication, under the sourcing and verification guidelines in our published editorial standards.

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Suggest a topic or provide a tip for investigation. If you have information that could lead to a new story, particularly concerning UK legal issues or wrongdoing, please reach out.

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