Siobhan Samuel joined chambers as a staff member for a 10-month contract in April. To celebrate Pro Bono Week, she discusses how becoming a casework volunteer with Advocate has helped the early stages of her legal career.
Madeleine Southey joined us as a tenant in September 2024 after successfully completing pupillage. She has a mixed practice in housing, property, probate and commercial law. To celebrate Pro Bono Week, she discusses one of her pro bono cases from the past year.
Barry McAlinden is a specialist family law barrister. He deals with all types of cases concerning children in the public and private law jurisdictions. In celebration of Pro Bono Week, he discusses one of his pro bono cases from the past year.
Max Lansman specialises in employment, housing, local government, Court of Protection and child protection law. He also maintains a mixed civil law practice. In celebration of Pro Bono Week, he discusses one of his pro bono cases from the past year.
Max Lansman acted pro bono for the successful claimant, DG, in an appeal against an employment tribunal decision. The case was referred to Max by Pro Bono Connect instructed by the Work Rights Centre.
Pupil barrister Madeleine Southey completed her 1st pro bono assignment fulfilling Advocate’s pupil pledge. Madeleine defended a vulnerable man with disabilities in an application for an anti-social behaviour injunction against him because of his refusal to give his landlord access to his home.
Yesterday, a team of our barristers including John Critchley, Emma Godfrey, Rebecca Davies and two pupil barristers Madeleine Southey and Harrison Engler took part in the 10km London Legal Walk . They walked to raise funds for free legal services across London and the South East.
Pupil barrister Harrison Engler has completed his 1st pro bono assignment fulfilling Advocate's pupil pledge. Harrison represented the mother of a child with disabilities in a dispute with the child's father about their daughter's schooling and contact arrangements.
A team of our barristers including our 2 pupil barristers are set to take part in the 10km London Legal Walk on Tuesday 18 June. Together with more than 15,000 others, we will walk to raise funds for free legal services across London and the South East. The money raised goes to charities that provide legal advice and representation to people in need.
We are proud to have implemented Advocate’s chambers pro bono framework during 2023 and have signed up to the framework for 2024. By doing so, we confirm our ongoing commitment to pro bono work and to improving access to justice.