Pro Bono Week UK

LawWorks InfoExchange : The Business Case for Pro Bono
2022-11-08 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Online event
Events in 2021 underlined the value of pro bono within recruitment and retention, to enhance lawyers’ skillsets and to enable lawyers to make a difference through the law. We look forward to firms and chambers highlighting the impact of their pro bono work and sharing best practice in pro bono. This internal event is organised for LawWorks Clinics Network clinic coordinators

To mark the week Rebecca Wilkinson, LawWorks CEO, will present this session. Please follow the link below to book your place.

Date: Tuesday 8th November

Time: 2.00-3.30pm
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lawworks-infoexchange-the-business-case-for-pro-bono-tickets-421412294517

Further guidance on how to access the Zoom meeting will be provided on the morning of the event, following registration on Eventbrite. We look forward to seeing you online!

Pro Bono: Taking it to the next level - Slaughter and May with In House Pro Bono Group
2022-11-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Slaughter and May, One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY, United Kingdom
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
The first half will run as a hybrid panel speaker event, followed by the second half being an in-person networking opportunity.
In a session aimed at both in-house and private practice lawyers, key speakers will cover the internal mechanics of developing your pro bono programme post launch for greater impact. The first half of the event will host a panel discussion for a virtual and in-person audience. The second half of the event will comprise an in-person networking opportunity to discuss ideas and internal mechanisms of pro bono programmes with other pro bono practitioners. The event is not intended to cover the basics of launching a pro bono programme, but is aimed at those at an intermediary level where pro bono programmes have been set up and you are looking at how to build to the next level.
Speakers: TBC
Registration Details: Please RSVP via email to probono@slaughterandmay.com
Places will need to be booked in advance and will be limited. A waitlist will run in case of oversubscription.
Venue: Slaughter and May offices, One Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8YY

Ulster University: Pro Bono Lawyers Lunch
2022-11-08 12:00 - 14:00
Pro Bono Lawyers lunch
Including representatives from Ulster University, PILS, A&L Goodbody LLP
Invitation only

qLegal: the business case for business law clinics: Queen Mary, University of London (invitation only)
2022-11-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Queen Mary; University of London, Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) Queen Mary, University of London, 67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3JB
qLegal’s commercial law clinic provides legal advice, education and support to start-ups and entrepreneurs. We will be joined by lawyers from some of our partner law firms, who will discuss why they volunteer with qLegal, and their thoughts on whether businesses should have access to free legal advice (followed by networking).

Speakers

Ahmed Gmati (CMS)
Giacomo Bertolissi (Morrison Foerster)
Lucy Taylor (Ropes & Gray)
Anna Maria Deligkari, Victor Pianowski, Hannie Syeda and Zahira Butt (Sidley Austin)
Bethan Lloyd / Ellie Sergeant / Joelle Chess (Wiggin)
Deborah Lawunmi (Consultant Employment Solicitor)

The event is in person, at The Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London.
Students only (invitation only)

The Chancery Lane Project - Getting Involved
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Online event
As part of Pro Bono Week UK, on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 12.00-13.00 BST, The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) is hosting a live introduction webinar. Come and find out about the climate contract work of TCLP, how we are changing the world and the current pro bono opportunities on offer.
Speakers
Josh Van den Dries – Project Associate
Becky Annison – Director of Engagement

Registration can be found here

Online event

Pro Bono Law Fair: University of Edinburgh Law School FLAC Committee
2022-11-08 10:00 - 14:30 | University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
Pro Bono Week takes place this year from the 7th – 11th of November. There will be events happening throughout this week, but to finish of the week the FLAC Committee will be hosting a Law Fair on Tuesday 8th November in the Moot Court room, Old College.

The Fair will be an opportunity to recognise, learn about and discuss the voluntary contribution of the legal profession in giving free legal help to those in need, as well as a great networking opportunity. With keynote speakers, input from societies, committees and practitioners, it’s a date to save in your calendars!
For more information, contact Rebecca Samaras, Director of Clinical Legal Education and Pro Bono – rebecca.samaras@ed.ac.uk
In person only.

Pro Bono Week Events 2022: Cayman Islands Legal Assistance Clinic
2022-11-07 21:30 - 23:59
The Cayman Islands is taking part in Pro Bono Week with events and communications to showcase the new Cayman Islands Legal Assistance Clinic, and to encourage law students and attorneys to volunteer.

The Clinic represents a cooperative initiative between the Department of Legal Aid, the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Truman Bodden Law School under the direction of Chief Justice Anthony Smellie. The mandate of the clinic is to provide greater access to justice for eligible members of the community through the provision of free (pro bono) legal advice and assistance as a complement to the provision of legal services by the local bar and the formal legal aid system. Students at the Truman Bodden Law School have the opportunity to take part in hands-on legal work for the benefit of the wider community.

For more information about the Cayman Islands Legal Assistance Clinic visit https://cilac.ky

If you are a Cayman attorney and interested in taking part in Pro Bono Week please contact the Facilitators of the Clinic, Darlene Oko Darlene.Oko@judicial.ky and Andrew Perkins Andrew.Perkins@gov.ky

OFFICIAL LAUNCH Pro Bono Week 2022 - Cost of Living Crisis - **Virtual Event**
2022-11-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
The official launch of the 21st Pro Bono Week, recognising and supporting the voluntary contribution made by lawyers across the UK in giving free legal help to those in need. In this year of unprecedented challenges, for both the voluntary and legal sectors, pro bono legal help has never been more important.
This year, the Launch event will feature presentations to explain the current Cost of Living Crisis, and discussions on how the legal profession and pro bono sector can help respond.
Presentations will be followed by a Q&A.
Speakers:

The Attorney General, Victoria Prentis MP
Toby Brown, Chair, Pro Bono Week organising committee
Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive, Money Advice Trust
Yasmin Waljee OBE, International Pro Bono Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP
James Sandbach, Development Manager, London Citizens Advice

**Owing to rail strikes, The Pro Bono Launch Event will now take place on Zoom**.
Registration link can be found here
We hope you can join us and celebrate the power of pro bono.
18:30-19:30 Presentations (Zoom)
Venue: Online

Talk with a KC - the vibrant career and importance of probono: The Tayside and Perthshire Law Project
2022-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Abertay University, Room 1004, Kydd Building, Abertay University, Bell Street,, Dundee
The Tayside and Perthshire Law Project are proud to bring you this event as part of Pro Bono Week, with Claire Mitchell KC, an impressive Advocate with strong roots undergoing pro bono work.
TayPer is a student led law project in the heart of Tayside and Perthshire, who carries out pro-bono work to the community.
Room 1004, Kydd Building, Abertay University, Bell Street, Dundee.
Monday 7th November – 6pm.
Hybrid event
Registration can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-with-kings-counsel-member-tickets-456960189227

Launch of the new Liverpool John Moores University School of Law Legal Advice Centre (Invitation Only)
2022-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 | LJMU Legal Advice Centre, 15-19 Hardman Street, Liverpool, L1 9AS
This event celebrates the opening of the Liverpool John Moores University School of Law’s Legal Advice Centre in its new premises at 15-19 Hardman Street.
The new location for this pro bono service means that we can now advise much larger numbers of staff, students and members of the public. It is a space for the local community to get help accessing justice, and in which we use innovative methods for teaching our law students and conducting research.
Speakers
Dr Tim Nichol, Pro Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Business & Law;
Rachel Stalker, Clinical Legal Education Programme Leader
Venue: 15-19 Hardman Street, Liverpool, L1 9AS
Invitation only
For more information about this event, contact r.stalker@ljmu.ac.uk

The Future of Barristers - overcoming present obstacles: Manchester University Law Society
2022-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Manchester Justice Hub
It is our pleasure to invite you to ‘The Future of Barristers – overcoming present obstacles’ event, organised in collaboration with the Justice Hub. This event is a follow up to the Statement issued by the Pro Bono Society, Manchester University Law Society and the Bar and Advocacy Society earlier in this academic year.

The event will take place on Monday the 7th of November at the Justice Hub Boardroom from 17:00 to 19:00.

The topics covered by the presentations of our speakers include the impact of Dominic Raab’s comments regarding barristers and the strikes on practising barristers. Our panellists will also discuss in more detail about their practice areas and a typical day in their lives, as well as their views on the future of the profession. There will be Q&A opportunities throughout the event after each speaker, as well as a networking session at the end.

The schedule will be as follows:

17:00 – Welcome and Introductions

17:05 – Ciara Bartlam – practising barrister at Garden North Chambers with an area of expertise in inquests & public inquiries, and Public Law, specialised in representing bereaved families with passed loved ones.

17:20 – Lily Lewis – practising barrister at Garden North Chambers with an area of expertise in civil actions against the police & public authorities, housing & homelessness, immigration and asylum, inquests & public inquiries and Public law.

17:35 – Rosalind Burgin – practising barrister at Garden North Chambers with an area of expertise in criminal defence & appeals, judicial review, discrimination law and housing & homelessness.

17:55 – General Q&A

18:10 – Networking session

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic options will be available at the event, so please feel free to come and join us after a lecture or seminar!

Further information can be found on the Instagram page of the University of Manchester Pro Bono Society at @uomlawprobono.

We look forward to seeing all of you at the event.
Invitation only

Lawyers Stepping Up – Focus on Ukraine - Eversheds Sutherland with DLA Piper and Asylum Aid
2022-11-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Hybrid: in person and streamed online
The Ukraine Advice Project was founded on 28 February 2022 to provide urgent, free and professional legal advice and information about UK resettlement options to people displaced and at risk due to the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine. We will be discussing the collaborative response to this humanitarian crisis by a group of lawyers, barristers, charity workers and immigration law specialists from across the UK.
The panel discussion will be facilitated by the Principal Pro Bono Lawyer at Eversheds Sutherland, Jane Cotton, who will be joined by:

Olivia Clark, Human rights lawyer and UK Pro Bono Manager at DLA Piper
Jennifer Blair, Barrister at No5 Chambers
Alison Pickup, Director at Asylum Aid
Khrystyna Chelak, Legal Project Manager at Eversheds Sutherland
Kateryna Balaban, Managing Director & Project Leader of UA.SUPPORT

This event will be held online only due to a train strike announced for the 7th November 2022. The details on how to join remotely will be emailed to you after you register.
Online only Event
Registration can be found here

University of Leicester Pro Bono Society: Photography event
2022-11-07 16:00 - 18:00
Pro Bono Project; Project Light will be taking professional photos for LinkedIn profile pictures. The donations raised will be going to the charity, The Bridge.
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Venue: Law Library, University of Leicester
Registration: contact sj405@leicester.le.ac.uk

Fifth Day Webinar: ‘non-legal’ pro bono; what makes for a successful volunteering experience?
2022-11-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Fifth Day will be hosting a webinar on Monday 7 November at 1:00pm UK time to discuss ‘non-legal’ pro bono and what makes for a successful volunteering experience. All are welcome!
Speakers
Fred Banning – Founder, Fifth Day
Janet Thorne – CEO, Reach Volunteering
Jeremy Ford -BD pro at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP/ Qhubeka Charity.
This event is kindly hosted online by Pinsent Masons.
Registration can be found here
Online event only

Working Families: Internal information and training event: Simmons & Simmons LLP (Internal Event)
2022-11-07 12:30 - 13:30
Internal event only

“Pro bono and the response to international refugee crises”: Reeds Smith (Invitation Only)
2022-11-07 12:30 - 13:15 | Reed Smith LLP, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose St, LondoBroadgate Tower, 20 Primrose St, London, EC2A 2RS
Reed Smith panel event: “Pro bono and the response to international refugee crises” – internal only
Reed Smith is hosting an internal panel event to discuss how pro bono should (and shouldn’t) be used to respond to international refugee crises. Panellists include lawyers from Safe Passage International and Reed Smith.

The Climate Crisis is Real - how junior lawyers can get involved in tackling the climate crisis?: Clyde & Co
2022-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Online event
2022 has seen record breaking temperatures and unprecedented climate hazards emerge globally, which is a stark reminder that the climate crisis is very much real and well underway. It is therefore more important than ever that every professional is able to pull their weight in tackling this crisis, none more so than the next generation of lawyers and professionals in the legal sector who have invaluable skills, resources, and unlocked potential at their disposal. But how can junior lawyers get involved in pro bono climate change work, particularly those who have no idea where to start?

Clyde & Co invite you to attend our virtual panel event for Pro Bono Week, which will discuss how junior lawyers can get involved in tackling the climate crisis. The event is on Monday 7 November at 12pm – 1pm GMT.
We are delighted to have the following panellists who will lead this discussion:

Josh Hopkins (Chair) – Trainee Solicitor at Clyde & Co / Legal Secondee at The Chancery Lane Project
Zaneta Sedilekova – Associate at Clyde & Co
Sarah Hill-Smith – Associate at Clyde & Co
Alasdair Cameron – Climate Change Policy Adviser at The Law Society
Humzah Khan – Project Associate at The Chancery Lane Project

The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.
Registration can be found here
Venue: online

Welcoming in Pro Bono Week: Breakfast at No5. Barristers' Chambers, Birmingham
2022-11-07 10:00 | No.5 Chambers (Birmingham), Fountain Court, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6DR
Organisers: Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee in collaboration with No.5 Barristers’ Chambers
Please join us for breakfast networking with an official welcome from Tony McDaid.
The President of the Birmingham Law Society, the Pro Bono Committee and No5 Barristers’ Chambers warmly invite you to an informal breakfast to launch Pro Bono Week 2022 in Birmingham.
Join incoming President Tony McDaid for a breakfast event to bring together our local legal community for a morning of networking and idea sharing for pro bono in the city. This event will be a celebration of the work done by members of our legal community this year, as well as a chance to reflect on the year and look forward to how we can best contribute to access to justice, here in Birmingham and beyond, as the needs in the city evolve..
Speaker: Tony McDaid; President of Birmingham Law Society and CEO and Director of Clerking at No5 Barristers Chambers
In person networking event
Venue: No5 Barristers’ Chambers, Fountain Court, 5 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6DR. In person
Registration link: https://birminghamlawsociety.co.uk/members/book_event.php?event=503

Great Legal Bake 2022 - Access to Justice Foundation/ London Legal Support Trust
2022-11-07 08:00 - 2022-11-11 17:30 | Nationwide
The sweetest fundraiser of the year, the Great Legal Bake, returns from the 7 – 11 November 2022, as part of this years’ Pro Bono Week celebrations.
Funds raised are in aid of the Access to Justice Foundation and the London Legal Support Trust, who fund local frontline free legal advice services.
Calling all star bakers

Could you raise dough to support free frontline services that help some of society’s most vulnerable people? Are sweet treats up your street or does savoury make you rave-ery?
Whether its blondies or brownies, millefeuilles or petits fours, Black Forest gateau or Swiss roll, millionaire’s shortbread or pound cake, taking part is easy as pie. And if sweet stuff doesn’t melt your butter why not make samosas, sausage rolls, or savoury scones?
All you need to do is register via one of the registration links below (depending on your region) below and we’ll send you a bake pack full of useful stuff like posters, labels and stickers. So grab a group of friends or colleagues and organise a bake sale in your office, chambers, court or university and sell your tasty treats.
Are you a crummy baker, but you’d still like to take part? Why not see if a local bakery might donate some cupcakes?
There will a photo competition during the week, judged by Toby Brown – Chair of Pro Bono Week 2022 committee and Barrister at South Square. Prizes will be awarded for:
Best Themed Cake
Tastiest looking Cake
Best Overall Cake
Post your bake photos and tag in the Access to Justice Foundation/ London Legal Support Trust/ Pro Bono Week using the hashtags #GreatLegalBake #WeDoProBono
If you are not able to take part during the official bake week, you are still welcome to sign up to bake on a date of your choice. Just let us know on the sign up form below!
Bakes within London and the South East areas: https://www.tfaforms.com/4945402
Bakes taking place throughout the rest of the UK: THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION: 2022 Great Legal Bake (enthuse.com)

Ulster University: Lawyers stepping forward when it matters – The role of pro bono in a cost of living crisis?
2022-11-07
UU Talks Law podcast special episode – Pro Bono Week Special by UU Talks Law (anchor.fm)
Lawyers stepping forward when it matters – The role of pro bono in a cost of living crisis?
Laura Hyde, Ulster Law Clinic Manager, talks to Dr Esther McGuinness and Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick about the history of Ulster Law Clinic and the role of pro bono services in promoting access to justice.

CLCE/Central Law CIC and the Access to Justice Foundation Pilot Scheme: Launch
2022-11-07
Community Legal Centre Essex (CLCE – Charity No: 1180884) and Central Law CIC (owned by
CLCE) have recently been funded by the Access to Justice Foundation to pilot a new scheme offering early Legal assistance and advice at Courts throughout Essex.
At Courts in Essex – From 7 November 2022 (Pro Bono Week)
Our volunteers, all of whom have been trained by our lawyers, as well as our lawyers themselves, will be present at Chelmsford County & Family Court, Chelmsford Magistrates Court, Southend Combined Court, Basildon County and Magistrates Courts and Colchester Magistrates and Family Court. This is also thanks to the kind assistance of HMCTS.
Volunteers for this scheme are drawn from current post graduate students completing Law School and lawyers qualified in foreign jurisdictions. They will be overseen, in person and by remote, by our lawyers and will have access to them via a direct link, so that Court users can receive legal advice (as compared to mere assistance) when required.
Until all our volunteers are in place, our own lawyers will be covering as many of the Courts as we can, in a private room, so that Court users receive the support they need.
Early Legal Assistance
From 14 November 2022, Court users in and residents of Essex will be able to complete an online form on our website and take up free legal advice from one of our lawyers having sent in the details of their case. Funded by Essex County Council, Central Law is committed to providing 45 minutes of free legal advice to all residents of Essex as soon as possible. With the key information in hand by use of the form on our website, our lawyers will be able to ensure effective early advice, thereby ensuring that those with a legal issue can make informed decisions, potentially avoiding litigation.
Legal Questions Answered
Anyone can join the relevant Group on our Facebook page and have their question answered by one of our lawyers, for free, 90% of the time within 24 hours of posting. This is another service funded by Essex County Council. These services mean that, unlike any other county in England, there is some early legal advice available to every county resident, without charge.

Ulster University Law Clinic: BBC Radio Ulster On Your Behalf
2022-11-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
BBC Radio Ulster On Your Behalf

Dr Esther McGuinness, Ulster University Law Clinic Director, and Sasha Gillespie, graduate, talk to Linda McAuley about how Ulster Law Clinic can provide support in the cost of living crisis.
Available on BBC Sounds – BBC Radio Ulster – On Your Behalf, Lead Pipes and Talking Money

Network for Justice: Launch of new website and online demonstration
2022-11-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
The Network for Justice is free to join for anyone interested in linking in and learning from the justice community. We also offer support to existing networks and community support initiatives by providing additional resources to promote and showcase their work and facilitating the growth and development of these initiatives within the broader justice community. The Network is supported by the Access to Justice Foundation (AJTF); the Foundation is an independent fundraising and grant making charity focused on supporting the free legal advice sector.

We will be hosting an online demonstration of the new website and its functionality at 12:30pm on Thursday 3 November, if you would like to attend, please register here. Places are limited to 100 attendees, but the session will be recorded and shared.
The website will provide a new public access space where information, resources, and opportunities can be accessed without the need to login to a member’s area. There is a huge increase in filtering, sorting, and searching functionality to help get you to the most relevant resources quickly.
You will still be able to add your own events, training, vacancies and news items to the new platform, and we will continue to administrate and approve all contributions.
Changes to the membership
In addition to making our content more accessible we are introducing two membership options which will enable our community to engage with the Network in the ways that work best for them.
Justice Community

Weekly digest of the latest events, training, funding opportunities, resources, research and news added to or updated on the NFJ website.
Access to our cross sector justice community and the ability to connect and chat with other members.
Access to community forums and the ability to request community insight on key issues.
Automatic access to Community events including Insights and Learning Sessions, and the Justice and Innovation Group.
Access to staff expertise to support, inform, and amplify your work.

Justice Network

Weekly digest of the latest events, training, funding opportunities, resources, research and news added to or updated on the NFJ website.
Invitations to Community events such as Insights and Learning Sessions and the Justice and Innovation Group.

Registration to this demonstration can be found here
For more information about Network for Justice, contact marthadelaroche@atjf.org.uk
Online only

Advocate: Bar Pro Bono Awards 2022 (Invitation only)
2022-11-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, London, EC4Y 9AT
The Bar Pro Bono Awards returns for another year and taking place just before Pro Bono Week.
Headline sponsored by LexisNexis, and supported by the Bar Council, these awards are an opportunity to highlight the outstanding commitment to pro bono work by barristers or chambers across England and Wales. This year, there will be nine awards handed out on the night out of the eleven categories.
All nominees, Chambers’ representatives and Chambers Pro Bono Champions are invited to the Awards evening on the 2nd November.
Contact Amy for queries (ahughes@weareadvocate.org.uk)

Celebrating Diversity Changemakers: Interlaw Diversity Forum **POSTPONED**
2022-10-24 17:00 - 18:15 | Online event
Join us virtually on Monday, 24 October from 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM (London) to mark National Pro Bono Week 2022 (USA).
In this discussion, we will focus on the importance of pro bono work in improving the lives of diverse and socially mobile talent. Join us to celebrate the inspiring efforts of those whose pro bono efforts are making lasting change to diverse individuals and communities.
Speakers:
Melissa Davis, Founder & CEO, MD Communications
Michael Herford, Founder of Legal Lifelines & Consultant Solicitor
Patti Kachidza, Senior Lawyer, Axiom; Deputy Chair, InterLaw Diversity Forum
James Newton, Associate, Pallas Partners
Daniel Winterfeldt MBE KC (Hon), General Counsel EMEA & Asia, Jefferies; Founder & Chair, Interlaw Diversity Forum
Registration can be found here
Online only

Net Zero Drafting: Corporate Governance – The Chancery Lane Project
2021-11-12 09:30 - 11:00 | Online event, United Kingdom
From 1st – 12th November, and throughout Pro Bono Week and COP26, we are running a 2021 Net Zero Toolkit Workshop Series, which includes events across a number of key themes: built environment, corporate governance, finance, supply chains and transactions and deals.
Each event includes a Climate Clauses in Action (week 1) and Net Zero Drafting (week 2) workshop. This event will be workshopping climate clauses with a focus on corporate governance and how to ensure robust consideration of net zero in corporate decision making.
You’ve set a net zero target (or your client has). Now what? How do you cascade those commitments throughout your contractual value chain?
In this free and collaborative Net Zero Drafting workshop, you will:

Learn about ‘net zero’ and what this means for contract drafting. Importantly, you will learn how to use contracts to ensure that targets and emissions reduction requirements align with the Paris Agreement and science based goals of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5℃.

Hear about lawyers and organisations from all over the world who are using the power of contract drafting to embed their climate commitments into their value chain.

Build your own plan of action for using and implementing climate clauses in your business or practice, as part of your work towards net zero or more generally as you align your work with climate and environmental considerations.

The workshop is open for both in-house and private practice lawyers of all PQE. Register at the link below.

Net Zero Drafting: Built Environment – The Chancery Lane Project
2021-11-11 09:30 - 11:00 | Online event, United Kingdom
From 1st – 12th November, and throughout Pro Bono Week and COP26, we are running a 2021 Net Zero Toolkit Workshop Series, which includes events across a number of key themes: built environment, corporate governance, finance, supply chains and transactions and deals.
Each event includes a Climate Clauses in Action (week 1) and Net Zero Drafting (week 2) workshop. This event will be workshopping climate clauses with a focus on built environment and how to deliver net zero in real estate, construction and infrastructure.
You’ve set a net zero target (or your client has). Now what? How do you cascade those commitments throughout your contractual value chain?
In this free and collaborative Net Zero Drafting workshop, you will:

Learn about ‘net zero’ and what this means for contract drafting. Importantly, you will learn how to use contracts to ensure that targets and emissions reduction requirements align with the Paris Agreement and science based goals of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5℃.

Hear about lawyers and organisations from all over the world who are using the power of contract drafting to embed their climate commitments into their value chain.

Build your own plan of action for using and implementing climate clauses in your business or practice, as part of your work towards net zero or more generally as you align your work with climate and environmental considerations.

The workshop is open for both in-house and private practice lawyers of all PQE. Register at the link below.

Funding access to justice and class actions: does access to justice need more than pro bono?
2021-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Online event
Group litigation and class actions provide individuals a unique opportunity to coalesce claimants in order to bring claims against multinational corporations or public authorities. Often associated with the USA, they are less established in this jurisdiction, and less explored. But that is changing, with a clear increase in the number of class actions and group litigation filed in the UK across a variety of sectors. Group litigation asks important and interesting questions about access to justice and accountability, fees and funding, and rules and regulation. These questions include: is this form of justice appropriate for this jurisdiction; is it an effective way of holding authority to account; and, practically, is it here to stay (in which case, what should we do about it)?
On 9 September 2021 “US-style” Mastercard case looms (£) appeared in the Times, exploring the rise of opt-out consumer class actions in this jurisdiction and the wider context of American-style group claims being brought in the UK courts. Co-hosted with the Commercial Litigators’ Forum, on 10 November, Paul Hodkinson, Editor-in-Chief, Law.com International, chairs a panel discussing that context in relation to access to justice, featuring:

Kenny Henderson, Partner, Dispute Resolution, CMS
Scevole de Cazotte, Senior Vice President, International Initiatives, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
William Marra, Investment Manager, Validity Finance
Ana Salomao, Legal Director, PGMBM
Gus Sellitto, Managing Director, Byfield Consultancy

Net Zero Drafting: Transactions and Deals – The Chancery Lane Project
2021-11-10 09:30 - 11:00 | Online event, United Kingdom
From 1st – 12th November, and throughout Pro Bono Week and COP26, we are running a 2021 Net Zero Toolkit Workshop Series, which includes events across a number of key themes: built environment, corporate governance, finance, supply chains and transactions and deals.
Each event includes a Climate Clauses in Action (week 1) and Net Zero Drafting (week 2) workshop. This event will be workshopping climate clauses with a focus on transactions and deals and how to address net zero intervention points in corporate and real estate transactions and diligence.
You’ve set a net zero target (or your client has). Now what? How do you cascade those commitments throughout your contractual value chain?
In this free and collaborative Net Zero Drafting workshop, you will:

Learn about ‘net zero’ and what this means for contract drafting. Importantly, you will learn how to use contracts to ensure that targets and emissions reduction requirements align with the Paris Agreement and science based goals of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5℃.

Hear about lawyers and organisations from all over the world who are using the power of contract drafting to embed their climate commitments into their value chain.

Build your own plan of action for using and implementing climate clauses in your business or practice, as part of your work towards net zero or more generally as you align your work with climate and environmental considerations.

The workshop is open for both in-house and private practice lawyers of all PQE. Register at the link below.

Net Zero Drafting: Supply Chains – The Chancery Lane Project
2021-11-09 09:30 - 11:00 | Online event, United Kingdom
From 1st – 12th November, and throughout Pro Bono Week and COP26, we are running a 2021 Net Zero Toolkit Workshop Series, which includes events across a number of key themes: built environment, corporate governance, finance, supply chains and transactions and deals.
Each event includes a Climate Clauses in Action (week 1) and Net Zero Drafting (week 2) workshop. This event will be workshopping climate clauses with a focus on supply chains and how to implement net zero across your entire value chain, from procurement to distribution.
You’ve set a net zero target (or your client has). Now what? How do you cascade those commitments throughout your contractual value chain?
In this free and collaborative Net Zero Drafting workshop, you will:

Learn about ‘net zero’ and what this means for contract drafting. Importantly, you will learn how to use contracts to ensure that targets and emissions reduction requirements align with the Paris Agreement and science based goals of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5℃.

Hear about lawyers and organisations from all over the world who are using the power of contract drafting to embed their climate commitments into their value chain.

Build your own plan of action for using and implementing climate clauses in your business or practice, as part of your work towards net zero or more generally as you align your work with climate and environmental considerations.

The workshop is open for both in-house and private practice lawyers of all PQE. Register at the link below.
