Bar Council begins legal aid award sponsorship

The Bar Council will be sponsoring the category of Legal Aid Barrister at the 14th Legal Aid Pracitioners Group Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards.

Previous winners of the prestigious award include barristers from No5 Chambers, and Doughty St Chambers, and the Council has announced it’s delight to be sponsoring an award which is so crucial to ensuring access to justice around the country.

Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, said: “Recent times have highlighted the relentless commitment of legal aid lawyers and the hard work they put in to ensure access to justice, despite substantial cuts to funding and many challenges along the way. We are very proud to sponsor the Legal Aid Barrister category at this year’s awards, and to support members of the Bar being recognised and celebrated for their contribution.”

Set up in 2002, the LALYs recognise those lawyers who put in a little bit more for their clients, and who always go the extra mile in their pursuit of justice.

LAPG Director, Carol Storer said: “They have always been ground breaking and it is fitting that our 14th year sees us continuing to innovate. The introduction of crowdfunding is entirely in keeping with the grassroots, inclusive spirit of the LALYs that sets us apart and engenders such loyalty and support from all sectors of the legal aid profession.”

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