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 the legislation for receipt of pro bono costs, which it then distributes to organisations that provide free legal assistance. It is hoped that the information gathered as a result of this project can be used to identify practical ways in which to increase awareness of and applications for pro bono costs.
The project lead was Alex Allan. Project researchers were Pragya Sinha Kumar, Ada De Blas-Pascual, Fabian Nentwig, Nicholas Goldrosen, Eve Loveman, Emilios Hadjiandreou, Shivana Agarwal, David Lipson, Peter Nixon and Janet Wong.
The faculty advisor for this project was Professor Neil Andrews.
The Access to Justice Foundation has publicised the key findings from the report on their website.