Pro bono work is even more vital for the family courts today. With the legal aid cuts and now the cost-of-living crisis, many people are left with no funds to afford costly legal advice and representation. My advice is simple – it is hugely rewarding to take a client from their first appointment with us to final hearing and see the joy on their face when they know they will see their child again.

In a remarkable display of commitment and generosity, Coram Chambers and Dads House Family Law Clinic teamed up during Pro Bono Week to showcase the power of collaborative legal efforts.

In the second of a series celebrating the Bar Pro Bono Award winners,  Jake Rudman, Jennifer MacLeod, 4PB, Mark Ronson and Dads House share the stories behind their awards 

“~ and I both agreed that something had to change,

but I was still stunned and not a little hurt when I

staggered home one evening to find she’d draped a

net curtain slap bang down the middle of our home.

She said, “I’m over here and you’re over there, and

from now on that’s how it’s going to be”. It was a

small house, not much more than a single room,

which made for one or two practical problems”.

A quick overview of our exciting events over the next couple of weeks - make sure you don’t miss them!

The last - for now - in the series of blogs by Simon Bruce. This one outlining an approach that is characteristic of some of the best family lawyers, and one crucial to the clients at Dads House.

I remember the tone the sunlight made

And each time it comes to visit I remember

And taste and scent, and sense released from sense

The sense of everything as golden and remembered

Even as it slips into the course of these events

And this my friend is home

Right here and in this tone of sun and fire and form
Where listening is a birth each time...

A word from Simon Bruce, our supervising solicitor, about the work at Dads House

An overview of how the clinic started, what we do, and how we can help.