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NLJ this week: Supporting pro bono
It’s Pro Bono Week 2022 next week (7-11 November). Firm supporter NLJ features two articles this week which illustrate the important difference pro bono work can make.
04 November 2022
Pro bono: a win-win for firms & clients
Doing the right thing does not mean overlooking the business case for pro bono, says Rebecca Wilkinson
04 November 2022 / Rebecca Wilkinson
Pro bono across borders
A4ID sets out the role of the global legal community & the support offered by Advocates for International Development
04 November 2022
Pro bono by the boutiques
Vaiben Lipman highlights the benefits of pro bono practice for boutique disputes firms
12 August 2022 / Vaiben Lipman
Pro bono for junior lawyers—a great experience
Collaboration, confidence, skills development and the chance to have a meaningful impact—pro bono has many benefits, says Joy-Emma Martin
12 August 2022 / Joy-Emma Martin
Climate change: Time to take a new path?
Simone Potter & Sarah Hill-Smith from The Chancery Lane Project discuss pro bono pathways to using climate clauses
20 May 2022 / Simone Potter / Sarah Hill-Smith
Pro Bono Week 2022
This year’s Pro Bono Week will discuss how lawyers have coordinated support in response to the crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine, and how best to deliver for future emergencies
18 May 2022
BAR PRO BONO AWARDS: November 2021
When the Bar Pro Bono Unit, now known as Advocate, was set up 25 years ago it immediately recognised the value of celebrating its barristers and publicising pro bono by handing out an award every year
10 December 2021
Portal to pro bono
An online portal to match lawyers with pro bono opportunities has been launched by the charity LawWorks, (the solicitors pro bono group)
17 November 2021
Pro Bono Week: behind the numbers
Solicitors’ pro bono charity LawWorks reports on the vital role of pro bono within the legal support ecosystem
05 November 2021
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Online safety against serious harm
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Law reform ahead
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Faster justice
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
Bullying & harassment at the Bar
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
UWO: money recovered

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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