Advocate news
Congratulations to Louis, our Western Circuit caseworker, who has recently secured pupillage
9 Jul 2026
Our Western Circuit caseworker Louis reflects on how his work at Advocate has helped prepare him for his recently secured pupillage at 7BR Chambers.
Advocate celebrates our 2026 Bar Pro Bono Awards
20 May 2026
Advocate were delighted to honour the Bar’s long-standing dedication to pro bono at the 2026 Bar Pro Bono Awards as we also mark our 30th anniversary.
700 barristers celebrated on the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List
20 Apr 2026
700 barristers across England & Wales are named on the third Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales, endorsed by the Lady Chief Justice. Advocate were proud to collect submissions on behalf of the Bar again this year.
Court of Appeal victory secured for a landlord on an urgent basis
30 Mar 2026
Panel members Riccardo Calzavara of Cornerstone Barristers and Hugh Rowan of Tanfield Chambers stepped in on an urgent basis to represent our help seeker, a landlord, in her housing case in the Court of Appeal.
Making a difference where it’s needed most: A frontline perspective on barrister support
24 Mar 2026
In the final few days of our campaign to ask barristers to opt into donating £35 or more to Advocate during practising renewal, our Western Circuit caseworker, Louis, shares his frontline reflections on the impact of barristers’ support for Advocate’s work.
Congratulations to the newly appointed Silks for 2026
23 Mar 2026
Congratulations to all those barristers who will be sworn in as Silks before the Lord Chancellor at Westminster Hall on 23rd March 2026. We are immensely proud that 49 of the 96 new KCs volunteer on our panel, and that a further 6 are Case Reviewers.
ATP: A small contribution making a big difference
19 Feb 2026
During the Authorisation to Practise (ATP) process on MyBar, you will see an option to support Advocate by donating £35 - a simple step that helps keep our service running. Please support us if you can.
Marking two years of Birmingham CLIPS
2 Feb 2026
Advocate recently marked the second anniversary of the Birmingham Chancery Litigant in Person Support Scheme ("B-CLIPS") with a celebratory reception. B-CLIPS was established two years ago to provide on-the-day advice and advocacy for unrepresented parties appearing on the Interim Applications List of the Business and Property Court.
Advocate hold sold out Christmas Carol Concert fundraiser with LawWorks for pro bono
17 Dec 2025
Hundreds of people joined Advocate and LawWorks for our eighth annual Christmas Carol Concert - Carols for Pro Bono - raising over £24,000 in total for our two charities.