However, the annual London Legal Walk, which is sponsored by LexisNexis UK, has been postponed not cancelled, and is scheduled to go ahead on Monday, 5 October. Last year, 15,000 lawyers and legal professionals took part, raising a record-breaking £890,000 for law centres, advice agencies and Citizens Advice Bureau in London and the South East.
On 8 June―the
original date for the Walk―London Legal Support Trust (LLST), which organises
the event, will instead be holding a ‘10,000 Steps for Justice’ event. Given
the current coronavirus crisis, it will be a virtual event, with participants
completing their steps in the comfort of their living room, local park or
garden. Videos and photos can be uploaded onto social media using the hashtag
#10kstepsforjustice.
Those
organisations who have already signed up for the London Legal Walk can use
their fundraising page for this event.
According to
the LLST, there will be a significant rise in emergency funding applications
from advice agencies as they deal with the debt problems, housing issues,
elderly care needs and employment issues that are likely to be part of the
fallout from COVID-19.
For more
information, and to sign up, visit: www.londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk.
