Congratulations to our marketing assistant Siobhan Samuel who won ‘pro bono chambers' professional of the year’ at Advocate’s 2025 Bar Pro Bono awards.
Francis Hoar acted for a local authority in an Article 2 jury inquest into the death of DG, a 42-year-old woman, who took her own life in prison. She had been arrested for trying to kill her mother during a psychotic episode. DG, who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, had been under the care of the community mental health team for many years.
Advocate has published a report on our Chambers Pro Bono Framework activities during 2024. The summary shows that around 25% of our barristers engaged in pro bono work.
Nikolas Clarke acted for the local authority at an inquest into the death of ES, a 17-year-old ‘looked after child’ who died at a music festival in Kent. The inquest considered the extent of the local authority’s responsibility and its actions to prevent ES acting irresponsibly.
Siobhan Samuel has been shortlisted for ‘Pro Bono Chamber’s Professional of the Year’ at Advocate’s 2025 Bar Pro Bono awards. Since 1997, the Bar Pro Bono Awards have celebrated the pro bono achievements of the Bar in England and Wales.
Six of our barristers are named in the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition list of England and Wales, published today. John McLinden KC, Keith Chipato, Max Lansman, Ryan Anderson, Rebecca Davies, and Harrison Engler appear on the list.
We are proud to have implemented Advocate’s chambers pro bono framework during 2024 and have signed up to the framework for 2025. By doing so, we confirm our ongoing commitment to pro bono work and to improving access to justice.
Our pupil barristers Andrew Burrell and James Fowler have completed their first 6 months of pupillage with us and can now appear in court. Both accept instructions in all our practice areas. About James Fowler During the non-practising part of his pupillage, James focused on family, property, housing, wills, and trust law. James read law […]
Nikolas Clarke acted for a local authority in an inquest into a 29-year-old woman's death. She died in local authority temporary accommodation shortly after being discharged from hospital. There was extensive argument about where she had been ‘ordinarily resident’ and which local authority was responsible for her care.
We are delighted to be sponsoring the Social Housing Law Association’s 2025 annual conference on 13 March. The conference will be held in London and brings together key experts in social housing law for a day of in-depth discussions, expert panels, and networking.