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: Current AwarenessFree, gratis and for nothing: why pro bono has finally come of age - The Times
By sally
“Afghanistan is a long way, in every sense, from the elegant rooms of barristers within the ancient Inns of Court and London?s legal square mile.
But for the past five years, barristers from a number of chambers have travelled out of their comfort zone for regular trips there for Access to Justice in Afghanistan, a Bar human rights committee project.”
The Times, 11th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on November 13, 2008 (boomark / email).
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