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NLJ this week: Supporting pro bono

04 November 2022
Issue: 8001 / Categories: Legal News , Pro Bono , Charities , Profession , International justice
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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.

Advocates for International Development (A4ID) sets out the role played by the global charity and the kind of work it does. A4ID matches international legal expertise with local need for pro bono assistance in more than 100 jurisdictions. Read more about A4ID here.

Rebecca Wilkinson, CEO, LawWorks, the pro bono group for solicitors, sets out the business case for pro bono, such as enhanced recruitment and retention, job satisfaction and attracting clients. See Rebecca's article here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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