David Abbott

Stand by for an exciting announcement about our Annual General Assembly on 30 October...

#WinOfTheWeek is celebrating the legacy of Emma Wilkinson from her work over the past 3 years, as she leaves as our employment law lead this week.

We're pleased to still be working with Emma in her role as Director of the Employment Law Advice Network.

Bon voyage and au reviour Emma!

Book cover: the cut-throat trial, by The Secret Barrister writing as S J Fleet

The Secret Barrister’s done a thriller! And an excellent one. Five stars. Audiobook is excellent!
@barristersecret.bsky.social

I've pre-emptively wedged mine shut with a chair.

Courts service accused of covering up IT bug that caused evidence to go missing Sources say judges in courts and tribunals will have made rulings when evidence was incomplete.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... This is incredibly concerning. Independent scrutiny of the court system was abolished on the pretext it wasn't necessary.

Time for an inquiry into this issue, and for independent scrutiny to be reinstated. Justice is too important to society to operate in the dark.

We have the greatest friends and supporters - thanks to everyone. This money will make a massive difference to our service.

We have some amazing supporters who put their support into action time and time again.

I'll be on the registration desk if anyone would like to say hello later.

It's a very big day for us because I'm also off to The Lawyer Awards tonight where we're the charity partner. I'm even presenting an award!

The FRU employment legal test results are OUT!

Well done if you passed, we look forward to working with you soon.

Commiserations if you didn't and we hope that you will take the test again when you are able to.
#WeDoProBono

Yes, huge thanks to all the fantastic people who work for free to provide #AccessToJustice for people who can't afford legal representation.

Each year volunteers give thousands of hours to help their clients. #VolunteersWeek

Regulatory Leadership is Needed on Access to Justice - Legal Services Consumer Panel David Abbott has recently completed his term with the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP). In this valedictory blog he highlights the Panel’s recent report on Regulatory Leadership on Access to Justi...

www.legalservicesconsumerpanel.org.uk/blog/regulat...
My valedictory blog for the @lsconsumerpanel.bsky.social.
It was fulfilling to be on the inside of debates across the legal sector about consumer needs.

Good luck to the Panel for its future work.

#probono #accesstojustice | David Abbott The Employment Tribunal system is in crisis. People approach Free Representation Unit (FRU) having experienced significant trauma at work - bringing claims of unfair treatment, discrimination and un...

My thoughts on the Employment Tribunal system this week from LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...

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If you have a #legal issue, you may find the #Legal Choices website useful: www.legalchoices.org.uk.

A scarry situation for our client. Thank goodness we were there to represent them. We need support to advocate for so many more people who need it.

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This was such a great session to chair, really grateful for the inspiration from this excellent work across the country.

I'm pleased to have had this opportunity as one of my last actions as a @lsconsumerpanel.bsky.social member.

Ooh exciting. Nominations for the 2025 LALY awards are now open. Get those nominations started 😊

I'm looking forward to chairing the session on access to justice. Please sign up to attend, it's an important agenda.

BBC Sounds - You Do Not Have to Say Anything - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of You Do Not Have to Say Anything on BBC Sounds.

Your public service announcement that the incredible You Do Not Have Yo Say Anything - with the equally incredible @joannahs.bsky.social - continues today on BBC Radio 4 and iPlayer.

It’s a wonderfully true and compassionate insight into the criminal justice system.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Welcome to Michael!

This is an amazing job working at a brilliant charity. Please check out the recruitment pack and let me know if you'd like to talk it over.

Matt Jackson on his role in the Spanish state immunity case Matt Jackson, a barrister at Cloisters chambers, was part of the team that represented the former Spanish embassy worker Lydia Lorenzo, who claims that staff there made “disparaging” remarks in

www.thetimes.com/article/0a17...

#WinOfTheWeek this week? It just has to be @mattjejackson.bsky.social getting @thetimes.com lawyer of the week on Thursday.

Longstanding friend of FRU Matt did fantastic pro bono work in the 'Lorenzo' case

Thanks and congratulations Matt!

Roses are red
Violets are blue
We love everyone
Who gives their support to FRU!

We never said we were poets... #WeDoProBono
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I’ll be chairing a session at Reshaping Legal Services Conference on 6 March 2025.

The conference will explore these themes:
- Rebuilding confidence in legal services
- improving access to justice
- Making the legal profession inclusive

To join click here:
events.ringcentral.com/events/resha...

Hi @futureadvocacy.bsky.social. Thank you for becoming our 3000th followers.

Thanks to everyone who follows our work - It's great to connect!

#WinOfTheWeek

Huge thanks to casework volunteers Kafia Thompson-Henry, Patrick Nelson and Stacey Young for enabling us to be more effective!

#ProBonoHeroes

Hello lovely Bluesky followers in the legal sector.

We have been approached by several year 12 school students from London and the south east who are looking for legal work placements for a week.

We don't have the capacity to host - can anyone help? Please message.

#WinOfTheWeek Tenacity wins the day, we don't give up when it comes to supporting our clients.
#EmploymentLaw #WeDoProBono