Katie Gollop QC has been appointed as Pro Bono Champion for Serjeants’ Inn
14th June 2018
Katie Gollop QC has been appointed as Pro Bono Champion for Serjeants’ Inn as part of a new initiative introduced by the Bar Pro Bono Unit to encourage barristers to undertake this work.
In a recent interview with The Lawyer about the scheme, Katie commented:
“The Bar Pro Bono Unit is an oasis of high quality advice and representation in a widening legal aid desert. Many barristers just can’t afford to do any more unpaid work and the Unit must not be seen as a substitute for proper legal aid. But those cats who can, should and I’m proud to be Serjeants’ Inn Chambers’ first Pro Bono Champ. A single point of contact in each set is a great new initiative and will make it easier for those in need to get the advocacy at inquests, and in employment and regulatory tribunals, that they deserve.”
In the last six months Serjeants’ Inn barristers have acted and advised in 32 pro bono cases.
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