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Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 20th anniversary of the London Legal Walk. We will be walking 10km on Tuesday 18th June to support the most vulnerable in society to access life changing free legal advice. The team's fundraising up to £5,000 will be matched through A&O Shearman's matched giving programme.

Our team is: Emma Turnbull, Mitchell Smith, Stella Adu-Donkor, Sandali Agarwal, Bianca Constantin, Maelle Alix-Brown, Gulten Dana, Radha Gollapudy, Anneliese Foster, Kierra D'Sanchez, Arina Stelmokaite, Jeane Benny, Umaang Trivedi, Ali Ahmad, Marshall Taylor, Osama Shaaban, Chloe Bradshaw, Harriet Edwards, Katy Jack, Asees Kaur, Deana Wilson, Lily Redpath, Gurveena Hare, Camille Tournie, Emilia Koivisto, Rachel Reeves, Conor Cunningham, Craig Allen, Kate Cavelle, Rebecca Collins, Rose Hall, Mark Dean, Deborah Wathome, Caitlin Dennehy Mendoza, Kirsten Hendry, Lizzie Thompson,  Aaron Jones, Kulbir Bhatti, Pandora Wheale,  Ben Norman, Alex Denny, Jack Muxlow, Damian Lopez, Asfia Mohsin, Mohammad Karim, Shumell Gull, Hafsah Nawaz, Chris Duddy, Eleanor Hyde, Beni Kavangama, Rachel Crosier, Adrian Tobin, Loraine MacDonald, Louis Dean, Blair Edwards, Serena Volpe, Lee Hoddy, Jessica Davey, Foysal Ahmed, Ruby Burnett, Emily Linzmaier, Anna Thomas, Jo Knight, Yasmin El-Briek, Kathryn Hayes, Slaheoldine Thomas, Daisy Wakefield, Ajay Gill, Daniel Ho, Saskia Volhard-Martin, Maryam Tahir, Rananjay Singh-Rathore, Nathan Hayes, Terpsi Boumponari, Guyanne Sinon, Terpsi Boumponari, Daisy Williams, Anna Barona, Emma Lancelott, Nishant Prasad, Kavya Nankani, Chloe Phelan, Nasya Banson, Anna Goulette, Paul Allan, Maria Green, Annabelle Whitby-Smith, Enos, Helen Rogers, Jorge De Nobrega, Lara Jarman, Elizabeth Monaghan, Samai Lamberti, Draga, Josef Bailey, Catherine Gilman, Samantha Avis, Fiona McCrindle, Naomi Yikuno, Gabrielle Lin, Sarah Gloggner, Tamara, Jackie Lai, Kush Patel, Chelsea Auma, Dina Grego, Simone Oliver, Rachel Byrne, Roisin Kennedy, Annabelle Carro, Oliver, Sean Chan, Niharika Goyal, Aoife Sadlier, Nina Garnham, Toby Clyde, Fathima Shakir, Emily Bryan, Eva Djukic, Jess Crowther, James Witherspoon, Mia Cheng, Hannah Bowden-Greene, Kelly Jenkins, Henrietta Wilson, Sophie Van Asten, Sian, Sanjeet Kaur Dhaliwal, Melissa

We are walking with the Lady Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST), Toynbee Hall, Coram Children's Legal Centre and South West London Law Centre's.

Over the last 20 years, by walking together for justice, we have raised an incredible £10.5 million, helping hundreds of thousands of people access justice when they need it most. 

The funding gap for legal advice has nearly doubled to over £30 million in the UK and free legal advice providers are at breaking point with the growing need from their clients. Many people cannot afford legal help and without more being done, they will go without justice when they need it most.

In London, 25% of people are living in poverty after housing costs. This can have a devastating effect on people like Toni.

Toni was self-employed in the hospitality industry. Then when Covid-19 hit, he was no longer able to work. As a result of this he was evicted from his private property along with his 3 children, ending up in temporary accommodation. The benefit cap could not be calculated accurately and left him struggling to pay for essentials and at risk of falling behind on rent. When he got in contact with one of our Centres of Excellence, they went through his entitlements and outgoings with a fine-tooth comb and found that he was having multiple incorrect deductions from his Universal Credit, directly leading to this impossible situation. The advice agency took on his case, had the correct benefits restored and helped him find appropriate accommodation until he was able to get back on his feet.

With the ongoing cost of living crisis, your support is needed more than ever. Please sponsor our walkers as generously as you are able.

Many thanks for your support.