Article: Minister announces funding boost for pro bono legal advice.

M2 PRESSWIRE-11 January 2001-UK Government: Minister announces funding boost for pro bono legal advice (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Pro bono (free) legal advice is to receive a GBP700,000 funding boost announced David Lock Minister at the Lord Chancellor's Department today.

The money will support the extension of 'Law Works' clinics run by partnerships between legal firms and advice centres to provide free legal advice to people in need. It will also fund the development of a new website to allow general help advice centres, quality marked under the Community Legal Service, to access support from pro bono lawyers via ...

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