Allen & Overy has teamed up with global charity Advocates for International Development (A4ID) to create an online “legal health check”, where NGOs, charities and social enterprises can identify their legal needs and request pro bono assistance. It comprises 13 modules of multiple choice questions, each evaluating a different area, such as employment, data protection and risk management. A written report is produced, and the NGO or other organisation can then seek help via A4ID’s pro bono broker service.
14 December 2016
Global pro bono
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
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Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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