Chapter title | An Explosion of Legal Philanthropy? The Transformation of Pro Bono Legal Services in England and Wales |
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Authors | Boon, A and Whyte, A. |
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Editors | Cummings, S., De Sa E Silva, F. and Trubek, L. |
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Abstract | This chapter considers the evolution of legal services pro bono publico (pro bono) in England and Wales. Since the medieval period there have been significant changes in patterns of pro bono delivery. This transformation has occurred in a number of different phases, with a significant period of development occurring in the 1990s. In the present day there has been an expansion of pro bono services to such an extent that their value rivals the provision of civil legal aid. This has been achieved with significant changes in the architecture of delivery and the typology of services delivered. The chapter considers whether the distinct phases in the development of the pro bono culture of the legal profession suggests a rupture in the genealogy of pro bono. It explains how the current phase is unlike any of its predecessors, characterised as it is by a marked increase in levels of pro bono activity, arguably fuelled by the growth in pro bono infrastructure and more positive culture of pro bono which this engendered. The chapter’s analysis concludes there is a new culture of lawyer pro bono in England and Wales, with an innovatory infrastructure and broader engagement from major players in the field of law |
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Keywords | Public philanthropy |
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| legal welfarism |
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| corporate social responsibility |
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| evolution of pro bono |
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| types and volume of pro bono work |
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| Solicitors Barristers and pro bono |
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| legal profession in England and Wales |
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Book title | Global Pro Bono: Causes, Consequences, and Contestation |
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Year | 2022 |
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Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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Publication dates |
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Published | 07 Apr 2022 |
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Place of publication | Cambridge |
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ISBN | 9781108476157 |
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