The walk is important to all of us who are concerned to ensure that nobody is excluded from legal help because they cannot afford it.
On the 18th October 2021 I am doing the London Legal Walk for the first time!
In one sense, it has been a long time coming. In
2021, I was a guest at the Westminster and Holborn Law Society Dinner and sat
near Bob Nightingale from the London Legal Support Trust. He spent the evening
persuading me of the need for a Legal Walk in Liverpool. This year we completed
Liverpool Legal Walk number 10. Ever since that time, I have promised myself
that I would one day do the London Walk.
This will be the third leg of what I have called my Justice Tour
2021. I have recently done Liverpool and Carlisle. Some may question whether
three dates amounts to a tour, but with my aging legs it is plenty. And the
London Walk is an event that is not to be missed. As we speak, there are 500
teams that have signed up. That means several thousand walkers who will take
one of three different 10k routes around the capital in support of Access to
Justice. The walk is important to all of us who are concerned to ensure that nobody
is excluded from legal help because they cannot afford it. Lead walkers this
year include –
The Lord Chief Justice
The President of the Supreme Court
The Master of the Rolls
The President of the Rolls
Judge Rinder!!
I recently posted a blog about why we are all doing this –
https://thestevecornforthblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-justice-tour-2021-and-access-to.html
Lawyers will be turning out in huge numbers to support Law
Centres and other agencies who advise and represent those in need. That need has never been greater.
In this short video the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett tells
us why he supports the walks
The desperate need for legal help was brought home this week in in
a report from the Law Society, that millions are deprived of lawyers as ‘vast
legal aid deserts’ were revealed –
We can all do our bit. You can sign up for this or another
of the many walks around the country. You can even join my London Walk Team if you
like. I am currently a team of one!!
Or you can support one the other 499 teams (!) by visiting their giving
page. Here’s mine…
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JusticeTour2021
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