Pro bono work comes with the same liabilities as paid work, as a recent unreported case has shown
In this week’s NLJ, Clare Hughes-Williams, partner at DAC Beachcroft, and Sharon Glynn, managing director, underwriting, bond & specialty, Travelers Europe, present a cautionary tale and offer some practical advice by highlighting the steps lawyers should take when carrying out pro bono work.
Hughes-Williams and Glynn write that the case ‘is believed to be the biggest claim to arise out of a pro bono retainer and it illustrates that non-fee paying clients rightly expect the same level of service as other clients’.
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