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Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

Connor Beaton traces pro bono’s long history & explores the initiatives turning tradition into action

Carrot, lemon drizzle, Madeira, strawberry buttercream, pecan pie... tastebuds are tingling across the legal profession in the run-up to the Great Legal Bake, with kitchen timers primed for the week of 2–6 November (also Pro Bono Week)

CILEX has urged the government to maintain the Access to Justice Foundation’s (AJF’s) status as the only charity entitled to undistributed damages and settlements from opt-out collective actions

LawWorks, which connects people who can’t afford legal advice with pro bono support, and LawCare, which helps legal professionals with stress, addiction and mental health issues, are both to receive a further three years of Law Society funding

NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue

Six months of jeopardy for bosses; Property tribunals need you!; Unreasonable behaviour knock; Reserve fund victory.

Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative

Lawyers’ charity LawCare has had its database hacked, with copies of backups made and likely downloaded by cyber-criminals

Save the Children UK is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative

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Anthony Collins—20 promotions

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

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Pro Bono Week marks silver jubilee

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

NLJ this week: Time for judges to break their silence?

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

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Charities

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Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa