How Citizen-Led Intelligence Is Reshaping Complaint Resolution in UK Financial Services By Steve ConleyFounder, Get SAFE – Support After Financial ExploitationAcademy of Life Planning 1. When Justice Is Paywalled, The Vulnerable Disappear In 2013, the UK Government introduced fees for bringing Employment Tribunal claims. The result was devastating: Total claims fell 70%. Claims from the … Continue reading 🔍 When Access to Justice Becomes a Luxury — AI Opens a Third Door
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When the Public “Plays Lawyer”: What the Legal Sector Isn’t Seeing — and Why Independent AI Is Now Essential
By Steve ConleyFounder, Get SAFE – Support After Financial ExploitationAcademy of Life Planning Across the legal profession, there is growing frustration with clients who arrive to meetings armed with AI-generated analysis. Blog posts worry about “AI hallucinations,” “scope creep,” and clients who “second-guess” professional advice. See: When clients play lawyer: the hidden cost of AI-assisted … Continue reading When the Public “Plays Lawyer”: What the Legal Sector Isn’t Seeing — and Why Independent AI Is Now Essential
When AI Becomes a Weapon — and When It Becomes a Lifeline
A conversation with whistleblower Artur Nadolny One of the most revealing exchanges this week came from Artur Nadolny, whose long-running case exposes many of the quiet behaviours that lie beneath the surface of UK financial services. His observation cuts to the heart of the AI debate: “I already see signs in my own case of … Continue reading When AI Becomes a Weapon — and When It Becomes a Lifeline
Rebuilding Structural Integrity in Finance: Protecting Consumers Through Open AI, Independent Planning, and Systemic Reform
Written Testimony for the APPG on Investment Fraud & Fairer Financial ServicesSubmitted by: Steve Conley, Founder – Academy of Life Planning (AoLP) & Get SAFEDate: 13 November 2025 1. Background I am the Founder of the Academy of Life Planning (AoLP), an international network of non-intermediating Holistic Wealth Planners, and the Founder of Get SAFE … Continue reading Rebuilding Structural Integrity in Finance: Protecting Consumers Through Open AI, Independent Planning, and Systemic Reform
Why Independent AI Has Become the Most Important Tool in the Fight for Financial Justice
By John Galajsza — with contributions from APPG whistleblowers and campaigners Over the past year, we have seen something remarkable happening across the UK financial justice landscape. Victims, once isolated and overwhelmed by the complexity of their cases, are suddenly discovering the ability to analyse their own financial documents, reconstruct timelines, expose hidden liabilities, and … Continue reading Why Independent AI Has Become the Most Important Tool in the Fight for Financial Justice
💔 When Justice Costs Too Much: The Hidden Inequality in UK Civil Law
How ordinary people are locked out of fairness in debt, eviction, and financial exploitation disputes When people think of “justice” in the United Kingdom, they often imagine a level playing field: an impartial judge, clear rules, and everyone getting a fair hearing.It’s a comforting picture — but for many facing debt collection, eviction, or financial … Continue reading 💔 When Justice Costs Too Much: The Hidden Inequality in UK Civil Law
💙 Why I Started Get SAFE
Rebuilding Lives. Restoring Justice. When I left the banks in 2012 and founded the Academy of Life Planning, I thought I was simply stepping away from an industry that had lost its soul. What I didn’t realise then was that I was walking straight into the lives of those it had left behind. Everywhere I … Continue reading 💙 Why I Started Get SAFE
Litigant in Person: How to Survive and Succeed When the System Leaves You on Your Own
By Steve Conley, Founder of the Academy of Life Planning & Get SAFE “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.”— Abraham Lincoln Perhaps that was true in the 19th century.But in 2025, with AI, open knowledge, and solidarity between citizen investigators, that saying is being rewritten. ⚖️ A David vs Goliath Battle … Continue reading Litigant in Person: How to Survive and Succeed When the System Leaves You on Your Own
📰 From Headlines to Justice: How Citizen Investigators Can Use AI to Track Their Cases
“Information is power — but only if you can keep hold of it.” One of the biggest frustrations for victims of financial exploitation is that stories flare up in the news and then… nothing. Months go by. Updates are hidden behind paywalls or buried in regulatory filings. By the time the next development surfaces, it’s … Continue reading 📰 From Headlines to Justice: How Citizen Investigators Can Use AI to Track Their Cases
Get SAFE Community Briefing: Government Review of Opt-Out Collective Actions
Open call for evidence: Opt-out collective actions regime reviewFrom: Department for Business and TradePublished: 6 August 2025Deadline for responses: 11:59pm on 14 October 2025 Why This Matters for Get SAFE For too long, victims of financial exploitation have been forced to battle alone. Individual complaints to regulators, ombudsmen, or the courts can be exhausting, expensive, … Continue reading Get SAFE Community Briefing: Government Review of Opt-Out Collective Actions
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