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Lecture by Sir Terence Etherton, MR: LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards lecture 2016



It is a real pleasure to have been asked to give this year's LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards lecture. My subject is Access to Justice. I am not interested in it as a slogan. I am interested in it because access to justice lies at the heart of any society that aspires to call itself just, civilised, and committed to democracy and the rule of law. And by access to justice I mean effective access to high quality legal advice and representation so that people can understand their rights and obligations, as well as effective access to the civil courts.

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