PRO BONO
We have a longstanding and proud commitment to pro bono work.
Advocate
Former member of Fountain Court Lord Goldsmith QC established the Bar Pro Bono Unit (now, Advocate), which enables access to justice through providing barristers’ services on a pro bono basis.
We continue to support Advocate’s work in various financial and non-financial means. Fountain Court is a Gold Patron of Advocate and many of our barristers also provide financial support to the charity on an individual basis. Fountain Court is also an enthusiastic participant in the London Legal Walk, a fundraising event arranged by Advocate on behalf of free legal advice agencies in London.
Our barristers also provide legal advice and assistance on a pro bono basis through Advocate. More senior members support its work as case reviewers, and Philip Brook Smith QC is a trustee of Advocate and a member of its management committee.
Other pro bono work
First year tenants provide free legal advice in the Bethnal Green Advice Centre on a weekly basis, as part of Fountain Court’s ongoing commitment to the centre.
Chambers also participates in Pro Bono Connect, a scheme that maintains a network of chambers and firms of solicitors willing to work together on pro bono cases. Through this scheme, Fountain Court barristers have been instructed by law firms on a pro bono basis to provide a joined-up approach to the provision of pro bono legal services.
Our barristers also participate in a number of the pro bono schemes operated within the RCJ, including:
- The Queen’s Bench Division Interim Applications Court Pro Bono Advocacy Scheme.
- The Chancery Litigants in Person Scheme.
The Commercial Court and London Circuit Commercial Court Pro Bono Scheme.
Countries of expertise include:
| Albania | Denmark | Kazakhstan | South Africa |
| Argentina | Dubai | Kenya | Spain |
| Australia | Egypt | Liechtenstein | St Kitts & Nevis |
| Azerbaijan | France | Luxembourg | Sweden |
| Bahamas | Germany | Malaysia | Switzerland |
| Bermuda | Gibraltar | Maldives | Tajikistan |
| British Virgin Islands | Guernsey | Mauritius | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Canada | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Turks & Caicos |
| Cayman Islands | India | Nigeria | Uganda |
| Chile | Isle of Man | Norway | Ukraine |
| Columbia | Italy | Russia | USA |
| Cyprus | Jersey | Singapore |