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09 July 2025
Issue: 8124 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Charities , Mental health
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Charity reports rise in struggling solicitors

The Solicitors’ Charity, which helps practitioners with emotional, physical, financial and professional difficulties, received three times its usual number of requests for support last year

The charity’s Big Report 2024, published last week, showed it gave £1.17m in financial and wellbeing grants through 861 separate awards, including helping solicitors get rid of debt.

Nick Gallagher, the charity’s CEO, said: ‘Solicitors continue to face mounting pressures and the surge in emotional support referrals shows just how deeply many solicitors are struggling. Our role as a safety net is more vital than ever.’

Find out more at www.thesolicitorscharity.org.

Issue: 8124 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Charities , Mental health
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Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

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Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

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