HCLC News

On Monday May 21st 2012, Hackney Community Law Centre was extremely proud to participate in the 2012 London Legal Walk organised by the London Legal Support Trust.  

 

This year's walk saw more than 6000 people take part and more than Ј500,000 raised! The London Legal Walk is a 10km sponsored walk around some of London’s legal landmarks.  

 

It is (probably!) the largest annual gathering of lawyers in the world. Walking in teams as their court, law firm or chambers, law college or in-house legal department, walkers raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for agencies who provide free legal advice to those in desperate need and who cannot afford to pay for services that assist, for example, young people in poverty, homeless people, trafficked women and children, those with mental illnesses, older or disabled people needing community care. 

 

In the past, the money raised has even helped to create new services in boroughs where none existed. In 2012, participants included: Lord Judge—The Lord Chief Justice - Lord Neuberger—The Master of the Rolls - Dominic Grieve QC MP—The Attorney General - Keir Starmer QC—The Director of Public Prosecutions - The Presidents of the Law Society of England and Wales - CILEx and the Chairman of the Bar Council

Below is a selection of photos we took on the walk:

"Are we there yet?" HCLC'S walkers travel up to the Royal Courts of Justice from Hackney on the 76 bus...

The team arrive at the Royal Courts of Justice for the start of the walk... 

 

Our fantastic interns Adenike and Mary-Rachel make friends with a very friendly policeman...

Walkers waiting to leave the Royal Courts of Justice...

And we're off!  This way please!

The team strolling happily along the Embankment...

Arriving at Parliament...

Which way now?  Why, towards Lambeth Bridge of course...

The fabulous stewards at Vauxhall Bridge cheer us on at the half way point...

The performers on the South Bank keep us entertained...

We arrive at the Millennium Bridge.  The Tate Modern was looking superb in the early evening light!

Trainee Solicitor Chorouk El Adib and Senior Solicitor Wendy Pettifer on the Millennium Bridge...

On the home straight now! Walkers cross the Millennium Bridge, heading towards St Paul's Cathedral and the end of the walk... 

A steward on Fleet Street helps us summon up a final burst of energy...

Finished! Caseworker Hilton Von Herbert, Interns Mary Rachel McCabe and Adenike Ojo, and Senior Solicitor Nathaniel Mathews celebrate making it to the Law Society in Chancery Lane, the end point of the walk...

Manager Sean Canning congratulates Adenike and Mary Rachel on making it to the finish line...

Jon Robins, one of our brilliant patrons, comes to say hello at the end of the walk....

Other teams arrive at the Law Society's Headquarters for a well deserved drink...

 

*Thank you so much to Bob Nightingale and Natalia Rymaszewska at the London Legal Support Trust for all their hard work organising another successful Legal Walk.  

 

Thanks also to everyone who sponsored Hackney Community Law Centre's team.  It's not too late to sponsor us! Just click on the link to our fundraising page HERE.