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Call for Project Proposals 2022-23

9 August 2022

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) is seeking project proposals for the 2022-23 academic year. If you are an NGO, charity, barrister, court or other organisation seeking research expertise in the areas of public international law, criminal law, human rights, public law, or on any matter of public interest, we would love...

Annual Event: Lord Justice Singh in conversation with Stephanie Palmer

1 May 2022

The CPP's 2021-2022 annual lecture/event took place on 27 April 2022. Executive Director Alexandra Allen-Franks introduced Lord Justice Singh and Stephanie Palmer, who spoke together for about 45 minutes. We then had a question and answer session with questions coming from our audience of CPP members, law faculty and...

Annual Event 2021-2022: Lord Justice Singh in conversation with Stephanie Palmer on The Unity of Law

8 April 2022

Updated Singh LJ We are delighted to announce that our annual event/lecture for the 2021-2022 academic year will be held on 27 April 2022 in LG19 of the David Williams building (law faculty). Please join us to hear Lord Justice Singh speak about his book The Unity of Law together with Dr Stephanie Palmer. All students...

CPP accepting applications from current University of Cambridge students for the role of Project Manager

6 October 2021

The Cambridge Pro-Bono Project is calling for applications from PhD, LLM, MCL and MPhil (Criminology) students interested in volunteering in the role of Project Manager for the 2021-2022 academic year. We are recruiting 6-12 students as Project Managers for the 2021-2022 academic year. The students appointed will be...

CPP Panel Discussion on 7 October 2021: The UK’s obligation to investigate, record and report civilian casualties in armed conflict

1 October 2021

A copy of the CPP's final report is available here : CPP AOAV Report CPP AOAV Report The Cambridge Pro Bono Project speaker series kicks-off this year with a panel discussion on the UK’s obligation to investigate, record and report civilian casualties in armed conflict. The event will take place on Thursday, 7 October, at...

CPP work with the Access to Justice Foundation on pro bono cost orders

18 August 2021

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project recently completed a research project for the Access to Justice Foundation. The aim of the project was to gauge awareness amongst practitioners, legal advice clinics and the judiciary of the pro bono costs scheme in s.194 Legal Services Act 2007. The Foundation is the charity designated by...

CPP accepting project proposals for 2021-2022 academic year

18 August 2021

The CPP is currently accepting project proposals for the 2021-22 academic year. Proposals should be submitted by email before 24 September 2021. For general information, visit our FAQ page . For specific information about preparing a project proposal, and to read about our past projects, visit our projects page. Call for...

Annual Lecture: Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE

21 May 2021

On Wednesday 19th May the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron as its Annual Lecturer. Baroness Kidron gave a fascinating talk, speaking about her personal journey to advocacy. She explored the importance of having a voice, being listened to, and the power of storytelling for advocacy. Baroness Beeban...

Speaker Series: Dr Pablo González Domínguez on "Access to Justice before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: the Value of Pro Bono Work"

10 March 2021

On 9 March 2020, the Cambridge Pro Bono Project was pleased to be able to host Dr Pablo González Domínguez, a Staff Attorney at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as part of our ongoing Speaker Series. Dr González Domínguez has a JSD in International Human Rights Law from the University of Notre Dame, an LLM from...

Speaker Series: Dr Jason Pobjoy on "The Cambridge Pro Bono Project and Beyond"

26 February 2021

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project was deilghted to welcome back one of its founding members, Dr Jason Pobjoy, now a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, to talk to us about his career and pro bono work on 25 February 2021. Jason gave a very interesting overview of how pro bono work has featured in his career, and how his own...

Call for Project Proposals 2022-23

Annual Event: Lord Justice Singh in conversation with Stephanie Palmer

Annual Event 2021-2022: Lord Justice Singh in conversation with Stephanie Palmer on The Unity of Law

CPP accepting applications from current University of Cambridge students for the role of Project Manager

CPP Panel Discussion on 7 October 2021: The UK’s obligation to investigate, record and report civilian casualties in armed conflict

CPP work with the Access to Justice Foundation on pro bono cost orders

CPP accepting project proposals for 2021-2022 academic year

Annual Lecture: Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE

Speaker Series: Dr Pablo González Domínguez on "Access to Justice before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: the Value of Pro Bono Work"

Speaker Series: Dr Jason Pobjoy on "The Cambridge Pro Bono Project and Beyond"

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