Charities

The Bar v the Bench race has returned, this time with solicitors entering the fray

A lack of resources has left many families at a loss when it comes to legal advice: now, an innovative law library, Courtney Legal, is providing answers

Emily Sherratt explains how the National Pro Bono Centre is closing the expert gap with the Pro Bono Expert Support Scheme

An innovative law library and a scheme to match pro bono lawyers with experts both feature in this week’s NLJ, in a charity and pro bono double-bill. First up, Team Courtney explain how Courtney Legal works and how it can benefit early-career lawyers as well as members of the public.

NLJ's first Charities Appeals Supplement of 2025 has been published in this week’s issue.

Lawyers are invited to join NLJ in supporting London Parks & Gardens Trust, a charity which protects green spaces in the Capital

Calls to a legal helpline for whistleblowers are on the rise, with demand highest in the health and social work sectors

Leading drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory, AlphaBiolabs, has made a £500 donation to Beatson Cancer Charity in Glasgow as part of its Giving Back campaign. 

A family lawyer has won a £500 donation for her preferred charity, an education centre for women from disadvantaged backgrounds, thanks to drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory AlphaBiolabs’ Giving Back campaign

From January 2025, independent schools will be subject to 20% VAT, leading to much head-scratching by school bursars. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Liz Brownsell, partner & head of charities at Birketts, and Kieran Smith, VAT partner at Crowe UK, look at a variety of options independent schools might consider to make the best of the situation.