The original idea behind the Legal Defence And Monitoring Group was to form legal back up on demonstrations in and around London (Britain), especially in light of the CJA. Working in the same way as the Trafalgar Square Defendants Campaign (TSDC) during the Poll Tax demos, the main LDMG roles are:

• To monitor police behaviour on demonstrations & pickets.
• To give unconditional support to anyone arrested or injured.
• To provide sympathetic solicitors to those people arrested who want one.
• To assist anybody assaulted by the police or wrongly arrested to sue the police.
• To monitor court cases and provide support to those held on remand.

Our first practical experience on the streets was in March 1995, and we have regularly monitored demos since then - on average around 2 events a month.

More: http://www.ldmg.org.uk