Group of firms to be assembled to provide free legal help to those affected by the London Bridge terrorist attack
updated on 07 June 2017
Those bereaved and/or injured in the terrorist attack on London Bridge and Borough Market will receive free legal advice from a panel of law firms being put together by the Law Society, the pro bono charity LawWorks and the City of London Law Society.
The three organisations are asking for firms in London to volunteer to help, in the same way that Manchester firms worked to help people caught up in the terrorist attack on Manchester Arena last month.
The Law Society’s president, Robert Bourns, said: “The legal profession is concerned and keen to offer support to those who are suffering terrible loss, injuries and other trauma. We will be asking London solicitor firms with the relevant expertise to register with the pro bono panel if they wish to offer legal advice and support free of charge to those affected by these terrible events. The panel will operate on a referral basis so that the process is as easy as possible for victims. We are reaching out to the relevant agencies in London to this end. With LawWorks, we are establishing infrastructure to ensure a system that works smoothly now and into the future for those accessing and offering advice through the panel.”
Firms and solicitors wishing to volunteer can get in contact by emailing: [email protected].
