LIPs proposal

Law graduates who have completed both academic and vocational stages of their training could act for litigants in person in some court proceedings, Sir Terence Etherton, the Master of the Rolls, has suggested. They would be subject to professional regulation and be covered by the university or pro bono advice centre’s professional indemnity insurance. Sir Terence was speaking at the LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards and Lecture, hosted by Allen and Overy and sponsored by LexisNexis and the Law Society. Bob Nightingale, of the London Legal Support Trust, was presented with an award for outstanding commitment.