Barristers volunteering through Advocate (the new name for the Bar Pro Bono Unit) in 2018 gave more than 10,000 hours of legal help, amounting to nearly £2.25m in fees if they had charged
Advocate has launched an ‘I Do Pro Bono’ campaign to profile the experiences of barristers who volunteer their expertise for free. One quarter of the Bar, including 85% of all QCs, are registered on the Advocate panel. Panel member Colm Nugent, of Hardwicke Chambers, said: ‘Try to imagine if you didn't have a voice… Those are the people who need us to be their voice.’
