25 for 25: the Pro Bono Challenge
To celebrate Advocate’s 25th anniversary year, we invited barristers to take part in 25 for 25: The Pro Bono Challenge.
The Challenge took place from Volunteers’ Week June 2021 to Volunteers’ Week June 2022, and we encouraged barristers to complete 25 hours of pro bono through Advocate or any other pro bono scheme, for our 25th anniversary.
Download the full report on 25 for 25: The Pro Bono Challenge here.
The response by the Bar has been extraordinary! We are truly blown away by the compassion and generosity shown by all those that took part. The commitment to helping those that fall through the cracks of our justice system is inspiring. Thank you for supporting access to justice for all.
25 for 25 Report - Key Results
- 356 individuals completed 25+ hours of pro bono, 52 of whom were KCs.
- 125 different Chambers took part.
- 15,434 hours of pro bono were completed.
It is important to recognise that the Challenge showcases just a small fraction of the Bar’s pro bono work. This is just a snippet of all the fantastic pro bono work taking place at the Bar.
“I am committed to Advocate and intend to donate my monthly hours for the foreseeable future. This is a fantastic service to society. Long may it continue!”
-Amanda Clarke, Westgate Chambers
“I consider it an essential part of being a barrister to participate in pro bono work. It demonstrates that our profession is committed to equal access to legal services as best it can do and that we as barristers are genuinely committed to the fundamental concepts of our system of justice, democracy and the rule of law.”
-Colm Lyons, Normanton Chambers
We are so grateful for the generosity and hard work shown by those who took part.
To take time out of your busy practices, to help those who are in desperate need of legal assistance with no other place to go, is a truly remarkable thing.
From all of us here at Advocate, THANK YOU!
A range of 25-hour pro bono activities were included, for example:
- Taking on cases with Advocate
- Taking on pro bono work through other schemes, such as ELAN, ELIPS, CLIPs or LCCC
- Advising in law clinics
- Volunteering on pro bono cases through law centres or with community groups
- Mentoring on Advocate’s Collaborate scheme
- Reviewing cases for Advocate
Thanks to everyone who took part in #25for25:
Henk Soede, 1 Chancery Lane
Alice Kuzmenko, 1 Crown Office Row
Duncan Macpherson, 1 Essex Court
Edward Benson, 1 Hare Court
Justin Warshaw KC, 1 Hare Court
Andrea Watts, 1 King's Bench Walk
Nicola Fox, 1 King's Bench Walk
Richard Leiper KC, 11 King's Bench Walk
Catherine Peck, 12 King's Bench Walk
Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas, 12 King's Bench Walk
Jeremy McKeown, 12 King's Bench Walk
Samuel Cuthbert, 12 King's Bench Walk
Julie Whitby, 15 New Bridge Street
Nicholas Clarke, 18 St John Street
Andrew Bagchi KC, 1GC | Family Law
John Stocker, 1GC | Family Law
Liz Andrews, 1GC | Family Law
Louise Verroken-Jones, 1GC | Family Law
Malcolm Chisholm, 1GC | Family Law
Jim Sturman KC, 2 Bedford Row
Dan Bunting, 2 Dr Johnson's Buildings
Leon Kazakos KC, 2 Hare Court
James Partridge, 2 Temple Gardens
Nathaniel Rudolf KC, 25 Bedford Row
Paul Keleher KC, 25 Bedford Row
Priya Malhotra, 25 Bedford Row
Max Lewis, 29 Bedford Row
Emily Beer, 3 Dr Johnson's Buildings
Mariya Peykova, 3 Paper Buildings
Matthew Wyard, 3 Paper Buildings
Max Schofield, 3 Paper Buildings
Anthony Pavlovich, 3VB
James Potts, 3VB
Jane Davies Evans, 3VB
Michael Lazarus, 3VB
Philip Hinks, 3VB
Rumen Cholakov, 3VB
Rhys Taylor, 30 Park Place
Dr S Chelvan, 33 Bedford Row
Deborah Tompkinson, 33 Bedford Row
Haydee Dijkstal, 33 Bedford Row
Kevin Leigh, 33 Bedford Row
Rachanda Shafei, 33 Bedford Row
Arianna Kelly, 39 Essex Chambers
Eleanor Leydon, 39 Essex Chambers
Rosie Scott, 39 Essex Chambers
Jennifer Lanigan, 4 King's Bench Walk
Lucy Limbrey, 4 King's Bench Walk
Christopher Barnes, 4 Paper Buildings
Christopher Hames KC, 4 Paper Buildings
Dorothea Gartland, 4 Paper Buildings
Frankie Shama, 4 Paper Buildings
Jane Rayson, 4 Paper Buildings
Joanne Brown, 4 Paper Buildings
Joanne Porter, 4 Paper Buildings
Kate Branigan KC, 4 Paper Buildings
Ruth Kirby KC, 4 Paper Buildings
Alice Carse, 4 Pump Court
Anna Hoffmann, 4 Pump Court
Neil Dowers, 4 Pump Court
Emma Horner, 4 Stone Buildings
Elizabeth Walsh, 4 Stone Buildings
Catherine Urquhart, 42 Bedford Row
Charmaine Clubb, 42 Bedford Row
Neil Vickery, 42 Bedford Row
Rachel Chan, 42 Bedford Row
Alexandra Sidossis, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
Charlotte Crocombe, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
Imogen Sadler, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
Dominic Lewis, 5 Paper Buildings
Dale Timson, 5 Pump Court
Holly Symonds, 5 Pump Court
Joe O'Leary, 5 St Andrew's Hill
Maria Scotland, 5 St Andrew's Hill
Hugh Cumber, 5 Stone Buildings
Annie Fendrich, 6KBW College Hill
Megan Millar, 6KBW College Hill
Anita Guha, 7 Bedford Row
Reiss Palmer, 7 Bedford Row
Rose Harvey-Sullivan, 7 Bedford Row
Ross Beaton, 7 Bedford Row
Simon Rowbotham, 7 Bedford Row
Rebecca Jacobs, 7 King's Bench Walk
Edward Lamb, 9 Gough Chambers
Paul Hopkins KC, 9 Park Place
Jennie Ferrario, 9 St John Street
Martin Young, 9 Stone Buildings
Peter Shaw KC, 9 Stone Buildings
Rory Brown, 9 Stone Buildings
Daniel Cashman, Blackstone Chambers
Emma Dixon, Blackstone Chambers
Emmeline Plews, Blackstone Chambers
Femi Adekoya, Blackstone Chambers
George Molyneaux, Blackstone Chambers
Hollie Higgins, Blackstone Chambers
Isabel Buchanan, Blackstone Chambers
Jane Collier, Blackstone Chambers
Kate Gallafent KC, Blackstone Chambers
Marlena Valles, Blackstone Chambers
Naina Patel, Blackstone Chambers
Navid Pourghazi, Blackstone Chambers
Thomas Croxford KC, Blackstone Chambers
Tom Mountford, Blackstone Chambers
Tristan Jones, Blackstone Chambers
Zafar Ansari, Blackstone Chambers
Andris Rudzitis, Brick Court Chambers
Craig Morrison, Brick Court Chambers
Edward Harrison, Brick Court Chambers
Frederick Wilmot-Smith, Brick Court Chambers
Gerard Rothschild, Brick Court Chambers
Jemima Stratford KC, Brick Court Chambers
Malcolm Birdling, Brick Court Chambers
Sarah Abram KC, Brick Court Chambers
Victoria Wakefield KC, Brick Court Chambers
Christopher Rowe, Broadway House Chambers
Beyzade Beyzade, Chancery Lane Law
Islam Khan, Church Court Chambers
Yasin Patel, Church Court Chambers
Margaret Pennycook, City Chambers
Balahl Khan, Clerksroom
David Carey, Clerksroom
Jake Rudman, Clerksroom and Hatton Chambers
Adam Ohringer, Cloisters
Catherine Casserley, Cloisters
Helena Ifeka, Cloisters
Joshua Jackson, Cloisters
Tom Coghlin KC, Cloisters
Tom Brown, Cloisters
Thomas Shortland, Cohen & Gresser
Molly Mifsud, College Chambers
Alex Potts KC, Conyers
Dr Christina Lienen, Cornerstone Barristers
Andy Lane, Cornerstone Barristers
Tara O'Leary, Cornerstone Barristers
Dermot Woolgar, Crown Office Chambers
Juliet Stevens, Crown Office Chambers
Sahana Jayakumar, Crown Office Chambers
Claire Athis Schofield, Deans Court Chambers
Liam Kelly, Deans Court Chambers
Sophie Cartwright KC, Deans Court Chambers
Akash Nawbatt KC, Devereux Chambers
Alice Mayhew KC, Devereux Chambers
Christopher Stone, Devereux Chambers
Kate Balmer, Devereux Chambers
Katya Hosking, Devereux Chambers
Talia Barsam, Devereux Chambers
Thomas Westwell, Devereux Chambers
Alasdair Mackenzie, Doughty Street Chambers
Antonia Benfield, Doughty Street Chambers
Leonie Hirst, Doughty Street Chambers
Mukhtiar Singh, Doughty Street Chambers
Adele Akers, Drystone Chambers
Ravi Mahey, Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Thomas Johnson, Edwin Coe LLP
Claire Thompson, Enterprise Chambers
Edward Francis, Enterprise Chambers
Michael Phillis, Enterprise Chambers
James Potts KC, Erskine Chambers
Daniel Fox, Essex Court Chambers
Helen Morton, Essex Court Chambers
Marco Neves da Silva, European Investment Bank
George Rowell, Exchange Chambers
Rebecca Clark, Exchange Chambers
Cecily Crampin, Falcon Chambers
Maureen Ngozi Obi-Ezekpazu, Family Matters
Ryan Ross, Farrar's Building
Farhana Begum, FFRAP
Anna Dannreuther, Field Court Chambers
Barry McAlinden, Field Court Chambers
Francis Hoar, Field Court Chambers
Ryan Anderson, Field Court Chambers
Dilpreet K Dhanoa, Field Court Tax Chambers
Adam Tolley KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Ben Valentin KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Mandy Tanner, Fourteen
Charles Forrest, Francis Taylor Building
Jeremy Phillips KC, Francis Taylor Building
Michael Rhimes, Francis Taylor Building
Richard Honey KC, Francis Taylor Building
Anton van Dellen, Fraser Chambers
Dr Samrat Sengupta, Fraser Chambers
Alex Grigg, Garden Court Chambers
Rebekah Wilson, Garden Court Chambers
Lily Lewis, Garden Court North Chambers
Adam Smith-Roberts, Gatehouse Chambers
Andrew Skelly, Gatehouse Chambers
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Cameron Stocks, Gatehouse Chambers
Catherine Piercy, Gatehouse Chambers
Colm Nugent, Gatehouse Chambers
Jack Dillon, Gatehouse Chambers
James Hall, Gatehouse Chambers
Jasmine Murphy, Gatehouse Chambers
Jonathan Titmuss, Gatehouse Chambers
Joshua Griffin, Gatehouse Chambers
Katrina Mather, Gatehouse Chambers
Laura Tweedy, Gatehouse Chambers
Lauren Godfrey, Gatehouse Chambers
Oliver Hyams, Gatehouse Chambers
Paul Stephen Strelitz, Gatehouse Chambers
PJ Kirby KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Sara Benbow, Gatehouse Chambers
Shazia Akhtar, Gatehouse Chambers
William Golightly, Gatehouse Chambers
Alexis Slatter, Goldsmith Chambers
Elisabeth Traugott, Goldsmith Chambers
Julie Okine, Goldsmith Chambers
Lawrence Youssefian, Goldsmith Chambers
Samina Iqbal, Goldsmith Chambers
Sarah Pinder, Goldsmith Chambers
Shárin Diegan, Goldsmith Chambers
Julius Nkafu, Great James Street Chambers
Charlotte Mallin-Martin, Guildhall Chambers
Alicia Tew, Hailsham Chambers
Adam Kayani, Harcourt Chambers
Fiona Hay, Harcourt Chambers
Adam Heppinstall KC, Henderson Chambers
Freya Foster, Henderson Chambers
Jack Castle, Henderson Chambers
William Moody, Henderson Chambers
Dean Hulse, Hulse Yazdi Limited
Camilla Palmer KC
Jonathan Easton, Kings Chambers
John Fox, Lamb Building
Yasmeen Ul Haq, Lamb Building
Oscar Davies, Lamb Chambers
Camilla Lamont, Landmark Chambers
Jenny Wigley KC, Landmark Chambers
Justin Bates, Landmark Chambers
Katharine Elliot, Landmark Chambers
Rupert Cohen, Landmark Chambers
Simon Allison, Landmark Chambers
Anirudh Mathur, Littleton Chambers
Antony Sendall, Littleton Chambers
Ashley Cukier, Littleton Chambers
Benjamin Gray, Littleton Chambers
David Reade KC, Littleton Chambers
Georgina Leadbetter, Littleton Chambers
Jeremy Lewis KC, Littleton Chambers
John Mehrzad KC, Littleton Chambers
Joseph Bryan, Littleton Chambers
Andrew Westwood KC, Maitland Chambers
Edlyn Livesey, Maitland Chambers
Maxim Cardew, Maitland Chambers
Guy Vassall-Adams KC, Matrix Chambers
James Robottom, Matrix Chambers
Samantha Knights KC, Matrix Chambers
Clíodhna Kelleher, Monckton Chambers
Cathy Mitchell, New Bailey Chambers
Maryam Ahmad, New Park Court Chambers
Aidan Briggs, New Square Chambers
Ramby de Mello, No5 Chambers
Esther Gamble, No5 Chambers
Andrew Hillier KC
Colm Lyons, Normanton Chambers
Ben Collins KC, Old Square Chambers
Camille Ibbotson, Old Square Chambers
Ijeoma Omambala KC, Old Square Chambers
Simon Cheetham KC, Old Square Chambers
Harriet Brown, Old Square Tax Chambers
Patrick Boch, Old Square Tax Chambers
Alyssa Stansbury, One Essex Court
Andrew McLeod, One Essex Court
Clare Reffin, One Essex Court
Conall Patton KC, One Essex Court
Eleanor Campbell, One Essex Court
Matthew Hoyle, One Essex Court
Michael Fealy KC, One Essex Court
Michael Kotrly, One Essex Court
Richard Mott, One Essex Court
Veena Srirangam, One Essex Court
Alex Burrett, One Pump Court
Annahita Moradi-Balf, One Pump Court
Daniel Grütters, One Pump Court
Keelin McCarthy, One Pump Court
Margo Munro Kerr, One Pump Court
Priya Solanki, One Pump Court
Zeenat Islam, One Pump Court
Micaila Williams, Optimus Chambers
Bianca Venkata, Outer Temple Chambers
David Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers
Imogen Egan, Outer Temple Chambers
James Counsell KC, Outer Temple Chambers
Jeremy Scott-Joynt, Outer Temple Chambers
Naomi Cunningham, Outer Temple Chambers
Patrick Tomison, Outer Temple Chambers
Philip Stear, Outer Temple Chambers
Will Young, Outer Temple Chambers
Jonathan Holsgrove, Park Square Barristers
Giorgia Sessi, Parklane Plowden Chambers
Stuart Roberts, Parklane Plowden
Clementine Dowley, Payne Hicks Beach LLP
Julian Sidoli, Pendragon Chambers
James M. Turner KC, Quadrant Chambers
Katie Cowton KC, Queen Elizabeth Building
Marina Faggionato, Queen Elizabeth Building
Christopher Boardman KC, Radcliffe Chambers
Francesca Quint, Radcliffe Chambers
Jeremy Benson KC, Red Lion Chambers
Naomi Parsons, Red Lion Chambers
Abigail Scott, Ropewalk Chambers
Lara Kuehl, Selborne Chambers
Nicholas Trompeter KC, Selborne Chambers
Richard Clegg, Selborne Chambers
Aaron Rathmell, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
David Lawson, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Emma Sutton, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Hannah Hinton, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Katie Gollop KC, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Neil Davy, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Rachael Gourley, Serjeants' Inn Chambers
Gareth Tilley, Serle Court
John Eldridge, Serle Court
Matthew Morrison, Serle Court
Matthew MacLachlan, Shoosmiths LLP
Noémi Byrd, Six Pump Court
David Alexander KC, South Square
Toby Brown, South Square
Liz Shaw, Spire Barristers
Sarah Blackmore, Spire Barristers
Alex Pritchard-Jones, St Ives Chambers
Malvika Jaganmohan, St Ives Chambers
Laura Nash, St John's Buildings
Rebecca Titus-Cobb, St John’s Buildings
Christopher Sharp KC, St John's Chambers
Jacqueline Humphreys, St John's Chambers
Sarah Phillimore, St John's Chambers
Zoë Saunders, St John's Chambers
Simon Myerson KC, St Pauls Chambers
William Horwood, St Philips Chambers
Stephanie Coker, Stour Chambers
Ellen Robertson, Temple Garden Chambers
Harriet Wakeman, Temple Garden Chambers
James Laughland, Temple Garden Chambers
Mark James, Temple Garden Chambers
Paul McGrath, Temple Garden Chambers
David Southern KC, Temple Tax Chambers
David Schmitz, Ten Old Square
Richard Dew, Ten Old Square
Deborah Revill, The 36 Group
Ellis Wilford, The 36 Group
Eric Fripp, The 36 Group
Gwynfor Evans, The 36 Group
Karen Reid, The 36 Group
Lara Izzard-Hobbs, The 36 Group
Paul Infield, The 36 Group
Sandra Akinbolu, The 36 Group
Sarah Lucy Cooper, Thomas More Chambers
Courtney Grafton, Twenty Essex
Toby Huggins, Unity Street Chambers
Amanda Clarke, Westgate Chambers
Jodie Cudworth, Westgate Chambers
Gail Farrington, Wilberforce Barristers Chambers
Alex Peplow, XXIV Old Buildings
Andrew Holden, XXIV Old Buildings