Five Lessons from Pro Bono Week 2020 in Northern Ireland
Having conversations with colleagues now has to be digitised and formalised in a Zoom schedule. The impromptu chat about a...
Read moreProud to support our members’ work on LGBTI equality
This week, the plan was for Belfast to be a rainbow hotspot of events culminating in the 30th Pride march...
Read moreThe Truth about Pro Bono – event summary
Seeking to build on the momentum generated in our UK Pro Bono Week webinar, PILS organised The Truth about Pro...
Read moreUK Pro Bono Week 2020 Round-Up
In what has been an intense and bizarre year for many communities, the sense of positivity created by UK Pro...
Read morePILS x Activist Lawyer
Episode 25 in the Activist Lawyer podcast series – featuring The PILS Project – is out now!
Read more“Our fight goes on”: judicial review joint statement
Following the 31 August judicial review decision, Friends of the Earth NI and No Gas Caverns have issued a joint...
Read moreSupporting the Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaign
In April, Mid & East Antrim Borough Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the Cloghan Point oil terminal expansion...
Read moreLandmark legal challenge to stop 17-year long air quality failure gets underway
Lawyers, environmental justice groups and NI’s children’s rights watchdog are in court today, attempting to stop a dangerous 17-year long...
Read moreLiterally life-changing: a PILS tribute to Chuck Feeney
The term ‘life-changing’ is one of those descriptors that can get worn out from overuse. But The PILS Project can...
Read moreBLOG: Breaking down legal barriers to advance climate justice
To mark UK Pro Bono Week 2023, The PILS Project’s team are sharing our reflections on 3 key topics: climate...
Read moreBLOG: Challenging Hostility with Hope
To mark UK Pro Bono Week 2023, The PILS Project’s team are sharing our reflections on 3 key topics: climate...
Read moreBLOG: The importance of defending our human rights infrastructure
To mark UK Pro Bono Week 2023, The PILS Project’s team are sharing our reflections on 3 key topics: climate...
Read moreInvitation to tender – Researching the public interest litigation landscape in Northern Ireland
Closing date for submissions: 5.00pm (UK time) on Sunday 28 January 2024
Read more2023 was the hottest year on record. And – if you’re a lawyer – you can do something about that.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to equip lawyers with an enhanced ability to take effective climate...
Read moreTribunal decision lifts shroud of secrecy on Council decision-making
The PILS Project’s reaction to Tribunal ruling on bilingual signage legal advice
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