Pro Bono
Hugh
James understands that to fulfill our corporate social
responsibility we need to give back to the community.
Our commitment to CSR is illustrated by pro bono
activites:
Cardiff University NHS continuing
healthcare pro bono scheme
3G's
legal clinic
Medical negligence advice drop in
clinic
Hugh James Pro Bono Activity
Cardiff Law School and Hugh
James win second award for volunteer
scheme
Cardiff Law School has beaten off
stiff competition to win a project award in the Higher Education
Academy [HEA] Student Volunteer Awards for their pro bono NHS
Continuing Healthcare scheme. The award was presented by the new
chief executive of the Higher Education Academy, Professor Craig
Mahoney.
This award is the second for the
scheme, which also won the Student Team Award at the prestigious
Law Society Junior Lawyers’ Division 10th Anniversary Pro Bono
Awards in 2008. In addition, the scheme achieved a high
commendation in the Attorney General’s Student and Law School Pro
Bono Awards in 2008, where it was shortlisted for Best New Pro Bono
Activity.
The legal clinic was jointly
established by Cardiff Law School and Hugh James in 2007 to advise
on continuing healthcare cases and assist in addressing the
nationwide problem of assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare
funding. Cardiff Law School is the only law school in the UK to run
a specialist legal advice clinic in this area. The development has
allowed for the provision of high-quality pro bono services in an
innovative and niche area of law practice which is not always
serviced by legal aid. Hugh James is a leading firm in this
area of practice and the clinic allows them to pass on significant
professional experience and expertise to law students.
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Cardiff University
Continuing Healthcare Pro Bono Scheme
Lisa Morgan and Nicola Martin, solicitors within our
nursing care team, are working in association with Cardiff Law
School's Pro Bono Clinic to run a legal clinic which advises on
continuing healthcare for the elderly. We are the leading firm on
this having recovered over £15million in wrongly paid nursing home
fees.
Lisa and Nicola's involvement in
this operates at many levels. They created and delivered a training
programme in conjunction with Cardiff University's leading
academic, Professor Luke Clements, Age Cymru and the Alzheimer's
Society to enable the law students to meet and give advice to
clients. They also oversee all correspondence sent and received by
the pro bono clinic, advise in file progression and give feedback
to students.
A sign of their success within this
field is shown by Hugh James and Cardiff Law school wining the
Student Team Award at the Law Society Junior Lawyers' Division
10th Anniversary Pro Bono Awards.
Legal Clinic
As part of Hugh James pro bono
work, we hold a regular clinic in Merthyr Tydfil giving free legal
advice in relation to personal injury, clinical negligence and
nursing home matters.
Our aim is to provide advice and
support to those who are unsure whether or not they have a case. If
we are able to help, our team.
Upcoming legal clinics:
Where?
3G’s Resource Centre, Blue Tower
Building, Chestnut Way, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil.
When?
Fortnightly from
Wednesday 1st February 2012 between 1.30pm and 5pm.
If your unable to attend, please contact us to make a free
appointment at any time.
For further information contact
kevin.mccarthy@hughjames.com
Medical Negligence Advice Drop In
Clinics
We also regularly run free medical negligence
advice drop in clinics. If you are thinking about whether
or not to make a claim for negligence compensation why not come
along and speak to one of our friendly negligence
experts.
Cardiff
clinics,
Come along to our Cardiff Hodge House offices anytime from 9.30
until 1pm on any of the above dates for a free medical negligence
advice clinic. Directions to
our office are available on our contact
page.
Merthyr
clinics
The drop in sessions are available
on the following dates between 9am and 1pm:
Venue: 3G's Blue Tower Building, Chestnut Way, Gurnos, Methyr
Tydfil.
Click here to find out dates for our
medical negligence advice clinics.