Images Based Sexual Abuse (SPITE)

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre can provide legal advice to victims whose intimate images or videos have been shared, or have been threatened to be shared, without their consent. 

Our aims are:

• to make free legal advice as available as possible;

• to help our clients understand the legal implications of their situation;

• to inform our clients of the legal remedies available to them; and

• to provide our clients with all possible options, so they can make informed decisions.

The uploading of intimate images and videos without consent is an ever-increasing problem. We are committed to offering a confidential and sensitive environment for victims of revenge porn who are seeking free legal advice. Our team are specifically trained on the developing law in this area, as well as to the sensitivities of those who need our help. If additional emotional support is required, we are able to provide details of organisations that can assist. 

Our SPITE clinic has been running for 10 years, providing crucial legal support to individuals affected by the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.  Throughout the last 10 we have worked in collabortaion with different organisations such as the Revenge Porn Helpline who have many helpful resources on their website which can be accessed via the following link: Revenge Porn Helpline 

Criminal Injuries Compensation claim (CICA) guide

Four of our Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre students worked alongside Emily McFadden of Bolt Burden Kemp to create a self-help guide for clients who want to make a Criminal Injuries Compensation claim (CICA) [PDF 220KB].

This guide helps with eligibility, frequently asked questions and the processes when making a CICA Claim.

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre is committed to offering its students and local community opportunities through collaborative work. We focus on offering employability skills to undergraduate law students and beyond and supporting causes that are in line with our ethos and QMLAC values.

One of these collaborations is with Future Leaders UK on our community mentoring scheme. This long-standing collaboration offers undergraduate students across the university the chance to mentor A-level students from East London.

We also run a scheme known as Advocates for Change which offers court marshalling to students, aiming to get more state school students into the Judiciary.

Please contact us on legal-advice-centre@qmul.ac.uk if you are interested in working with us on something new!

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