Pro Bono Pledge – Can you pledge 25 hours of pro bono in 2023?

Advocate have launched the Pro Bono Pledge, encouraging barristers (there is also an initiative for Pupils) to pledge 25 hours of pro bono work in one calendar year.  Building pro bono work into your practice could advance your skills, allow you to work on more...

JUSTICE Ukraine Series: the prosecution of war crimes

19 January 2023 | 6pm Venue: Macfarlanes, EC4A 1LT or Zoom The next event in this series addresses the complex and devastating issue of War Crimes. Join JUSTICE and Macfarlanes for a discussion chaired by the former UK Secretary of State for Justice, David Gauke and a...

The Law Commission seeking to recruit a new Commissioner

The Law Commission will be seeking to recruit a new Commissioner. The appointment process is led by Government and they expect details to be on their website and the Cabinet Office’s public appointments website in early 2023. It is anticipated that the appointment...

Carols for Pro Bono – Celebrate Christmas at Temple Church

The annual Advocate & LawWorks Carol Concert is back for another year and will be taking place on Tuesday 13th December, at 6:15pm at Temple Church. You will also be able to attend remotely as the event will be live-streamed. Join them for an evening filled with...

Pro Bono Week 2022 (7-11 November)

Pro Bono Week is coming up on 7 to 11 November 2022 and will see a series of events and communications to showcase and encourage lawyers to volunteer pro bono: The evening of Monday 7 November will see online presentations about the cost of living crisis...

Judicial Review looking to appoint a new Assistant Editor

The Editors of Judicial Review are looking to appoint a new Assistant Editor. The journal publishes four times a year, with articles being published on-line first, and covers developments of particular relevance to practitioners across the full spectrum of judicial...

JUSTICE Human Rights Law Conference 2022

JUSTICE’s Annual Human Rights Conference is returning on 4 November at Allen & Overy LLP, with some sessions also available virtually. Early bird tickets are available until 7 October – book yours today! One of the highlights of the human rights lawyer’s CPD...