Chambers Outreach reflects its core values
Chambers is committed to supporting a number of organisations believing the bar and the legal profession to be a powerful driver of change. We are particularly committed to supporting charities which work with the less privileged providing pro-bono advocacy support where appropriate.
Access to Justice and Equality and Diversity
Members of Chambers took part in and supported the great “London Legal Walk” in 2011, 2015 and 2017, raising money for various legal charities.
Richard Cherry continues to take time out from his busy practice to participate in evening advice sessions at both North Kensington Law Centre and Waterloo Legal Advice Service.
Members volunteer to give advice and other support to clients referred to Chambers by the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
The Head of Chambers is on the Bar Council list of approved speakers to talk to at state schools and colleges about a career at the Bar and life as a working barrister. The purpose of these talks is to inform young people from all backgrounds that being a barrister is a career open to them if they have the necessary aptitude, drive and commitment.
Youth and Community
Chambers provides a strong team of barrister student mentors to support school and college students participating in the Citizenship Foundation’s ‘Bar National Mock Trial Competitions’. We see this as a positive initiative designed to educate and to encourage access to the Bar for all.
Our clerks and Members of Chambers provide support and kit for the Centre Sport Football Club, a Sunday League Group located in South London. We follow their progress up the Sunday League with interest and offer visits to Chambers for those interested in how the law works.
National Deaf Children’s Society
As part of our Disability Awareness plan Chambers undertaken to sponsor the National Deaf Children’s Society for the year commencing 2013.