2015 November 03

On Tuesday 3 November 2015 I attended a National Pro Bono week event to highlight pro bono work undertaken by the legal profession. Pro bono legal services are not, nor can they ever be, a substitute for a properly funded system of legal aid. However for those who are not eligible for for the public funding system and are unable to pay for legal advice, free advice and representation provided by volunteer lawyers is often the only means of obtaining access to justice in order to enforce their rights.