Free Representation Unit
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Relieving poverty by training aspiring lawyers to represent clients in tribunal hearings for free. Please support us at https://www.thefru.org.uk/donate
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Here's the lowdown on what we do. We'll post updates on our work and future developments.
Here's the lowdown on what we do. We'll post updates on our work and future developments.
The FRU legal test results are OUT!
If you passed, congratulations and we look forward to working with you soon.
If you didn't pass this time please do re-take the test next time you are entitled to.
#FreeLegalRepresentation #WeDoProBono #ClinicalLegalEducation
If you passed, congratulations and we look forward to working with you soon.
If you didn't pass this time please do re-take the test next time you are entitled to.
#FreeLegalRepresentation #WeDoProBono #ClinicalLegalEducation
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The FRU legal test results are OUT!
If you passed, congratulations and we look forward to working with you soon.
If you didn't pass this time please do re-take the test next time you are entitled to.
#FreeLegalRepresentation #WeDoProBono #ClinicalLegalEducation
If you passed, congratulations and we look forward to working with you soon.
If you didn't pass this time please do re-take the test next time you are entitled to.
#FreeLegalRepresentation #WeDoProBono #ClinicalLegalEducation
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🩸 Extended deadline!
Have you applied for PIP (Personal Independence Payment) because of sickle cell? We want to hear from you — good or bad, your experience matters.
🗓️ Closes 28 Nov
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#SickleCell #PIP #PatientVoices
Have you applied for PIP (Personal Independence Payment) because of sickle cell? We want to hear from you — good or bad, your experience matters.
🗓️ Closes 28 Nov
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#SickleCell #PIP #PatientVoices
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🩸 Extended deadline!
Have you applied for PIP (Personal Independence Payment) because of sickle cell? We want to hear from you — good or bad, your experience matters.
🗓️ Closes 28 Nov
🔗 buff.ly/dKvHzGz
#SickleCell #PIP #PatientVoices
Have you applied for PIP (Personal Independence Payment) because of sickle cell? We want to hear from you — good or bad, your experience matters.
🗓️ Closes 28 Nov
🔗 buff.ly/dKvHzGz
#SickleCell #PIP #PatientVoices
Wow - what a week of #ProBonoWeek highlights!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wow - what a week of #ProBonoWeek highlights!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
Celebrating started last Thursday at our Annual General Assembly. Lord Justice Dingemans went out of his way to say how much our work in the tribunals is appreciated by the judiciary and thanked us for everything we do.
#ProBonoWeek 2025 was fabulous!
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/... Breaking news...One of FRU's founders Lord Hendy KC is speaking about his legal career on 27 November.
Unmissable opportunity to hear from a key figure in employment law. AND he is encouraging attendees to donate to FRU.
Please support the event and FRU
#EmpLaw
Unmissable opportunity to hear from a key figure in employment law. AND he is encouraging attendees to donate to FRU.
Please support the event and FRU
#EmpLaw
Class Struggle and the Law: An evening in conversation with Lord Hendy KC
A joint UCL Labour Rights Institute - Institute of Employment Rights (IER) event
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/... Breaking news...One of FRU's founders Lord Hendy KC is speaking about his legal career on 27 November.
Unmissable opportunity to hear from a key figure in employment law. AND he is encouraging attendees to donate to FRU.
Please support the event and FRU
#EmpLaw
Unmissable opportunity to hear from a key figure in employment law. AND he is encouraging attendees to donate to FRU.
Please support the event and FRU
#EmpLaw
FRU staff heavily supporting the launch of #ProBonoWeek.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
FRU staff heavily supporting the launch of #ProBonoWeek.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
Great to hear from the Attorney General and former AG.
Congratulations @probonoweekuk.bsky.social for all these events.
We are excited to be celebrating Pro Bono Week (3-7 November)!
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We are excited to be celebrating Pro Bono Week (3-7 November)!
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
Check out all the events taking place across the week at probonoweek.org.uk/events. Join in online with the hashtags #ProBonoWeek and #WeDoProBono.
Thanks Sean! Great to have you around to support us.
I was at the @freerepunit.bsky.social annual general assembly last night and continue to marvel how much good it does.
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Thanks Sean! Great to have you around to support us.
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New from Free Movement: Job ad: Work Rights Centre are recruiting a Trainee Solicitor | Free Movement
Job ad: Work Rights Centre are recruiting a Trainee Solicitor - Free Movement
We’re recruiting a Trainee Solicitor (Immigration and Employment)
freemovement.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Just two days now until we welcome our guest Lord Justice Dingemans to celebrate our work at our 2025 Annual General Assembly.
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just two days now until we welcome our guest Lord Justice Dingemans to celebrate our work at our 2025 Annual General Assembly.
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
The event starts at 6.15 and takes place at Latham & Watkins 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF
RSVP to chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
#WinOfTheWeek Thanks so much to Imogen Brown from @cloisterslaw.bsky.social for demonstrating the impact of legal pro bono work in the run up to #ProBonoWeek.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#WinOfTheWeek Thanks so much to Imogen Brown from @cloisterslaw.bsky.social for demonstrating the impact of legal pro bono work in the run up to #ProBonoWeek.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
Securing a five-figure sum for her client will make a massive difference to their life.
We're proud to say that Lord Justice Dingemans, the Senior President of Tribunals has agreed to attend and speak at our annual general assembly on 30 October.
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We're proud to say that Lord Justice Dingemans, the Senior President of Tribunals has agreed to attend and speak at our annual general assembly on 30 October.
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
This event is part of #ProBonoWeek. Please come and join us to celebrate our work - everyone is welcome!
RSVP chief.exec@thefru.org.uk
Stand by for an exciting announcement about our Annual General Assembly on 30 October...
October 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Stand by for an exciting announcement about our Annual General Assembly on 30 October...
Many thanks to everyone who came to talk to us yesterday at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Many thanks to everyone who came to talk to us yesterday at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
We hope to see you all as future FRU volunteers.
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I didn’t do a law degree and did the conversion course in about 1990. I was very surprised when I got to the bar vocational course to find that a lot of those with law degrees were worse than we conversionists as the most basic case-finding-in-a-library skills.
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I didn’t do a law degree and did the conversion course in about 1990. I was very surprised when I got to the bar vocational course to find that a lot of those with law degrees were worse than we conversionists as the most basic case-finding-in-a-library skills.
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I think one of the most problematic aspects of this is that the barrister—called in 2006 & holding an English LLB—was unable to find a copy of a Court of Appeal judgment which is available on BAILII. It raises a question of how basic legal research was carried out before generative AI became popular
This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
October 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I think one of the most problematic aspects of this is that the barrister—called in 2006 & holding an English LLB—was unable to find a copy of a Court of Appeal judgment which is available on BAILII. It raises a question of how basic legal research was carried out before generative AI became popular
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This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
Please come to say hello to us at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair tomorrow.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Please come to say hello to us at the @thebarcouncil.bsky.social pupillage fair tomorrow.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
We'd love to tell you how FRU can boost your applications.
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3DJB welcomes Jade Lee to Chambers as she commences pupillage with us, under the supervision of her first pupil supervisor Catherine Le Quesne. Prior to commencing pupillage, Jade worked as a paralegal specialising in public law children cases. www.3djb.co.uk/members/jade...
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
3DJB welcomes Jade Lee to Chambers as she commences pupillage with us, under the supervision of her first pupil supervisor Catherine Le Quesne. Prior to commencing pupillage, Jade worked as a paralegal specialising in public law children cases. www.3djb.co.uk/members/jade...
We'll be there for the live event on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
📢 The Bar Council's Pupillage Fair 2025 starts today.
Our webinars will give you insight into life as a barrister in different practice areas, what funding is available to you, and how to make the most out of your applications.
Our webinars will give you insight into life as a barrister in different practice areas, what funding is available to you, and how to make the most out of your applications.
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We'll be there for the live event on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
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High Court Decision in Mazur - LSB update, 13 Oct 2025
We've issued a further update following our recent meeting with all relevant approved regulators and representative bodies on this matter.
Full statement: legalservicesboard.org.uk/news/lsb-sta...
We've issued a further update following our recent meeting with all relevant approved regulators and representative bodies on this matter.
Full statement: legalservicesboard.org.uk/news/lsb-sta...
LSB Statement: High Court Decision in Mazur - 13 October 2025 - The Legal Services Board
The Mazur judgment does not change the law under the Legal Services Act 2007. However, it has prompted discussion about how the reserved legal activity of conducting litigation has been interpreted an...
legalservicesboard.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
High Court Decision in Mazur - LSB update, 13 Oct 2025
We've issued a further update following our recent meeting with all relevant approved regulators and representative bodies on this matter.
Full statement: legalservicesboard.org.uk/news/lsb-sta...
We've issued a further update following our recent meeting with all relevant approved regulators and representative bodies on this matter.
Full statement: legalservicesboard.org.uk/news/lsb-sta...
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Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession are irresponsible and dangerous. Legal organisations representing 250,000 lawyers have come together to express grave concern.
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession are irresponsible and dangerous. Legal organisations representing 250,000 lawyers have come together to express grave concern.
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Join us for Online Events this October!
Demystifying the Disclosure Process - 16 October 2025 at 6pm
Resilience at the Bar with Heidi Stonecliffe KC - 22 October 2025 at 6pm
Demystifying the Disclosure Process - 16 October 2025 at 6pm
Resilience at the Bar with Heidi Stonecliffe KC - 22 October 2025 at 6pm
October 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Join us for Online Events this October!
Demystifying the Disclosure Process - 16 October 2025 at 6pm
Resilience at the Bar with Heidi Stonecliffe KC - 22 October 2025 at 6pm
Demystifying the Disclosure Process - 16 October 2025 at 6pm
Resilience at the Bar with Heidi Stonecliffe KC - 22 October 2025 at 6pm
Welcome back to those attending day 2 of our #Employment law training.
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Welcome back to those attending day 2 of our #Employment law training.
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
Good luck with the FRU legal test!
FRU Employment training October 2025
Date: 11 oct • 10:00
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ... Welcome to everyone attending our #Employment law training today. We hope that you find it interesting and useful.
Date: 11 oct • 10:00
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ... Welcome to everyone attending our #Employment law training today. We hope that you find it interesting and useful.
FRU Employment training October 2025
Our training days are an important step before volunteering for FRU. They introduce you to the relevant law and tribunal procedure.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
FRU Employment training October 2025
Date: 11 oct • 10:00
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ... Welcome to everyone attending our #Employment law training today. We hope that you find it interesting and useful.
Date: 11 oct • 10:00
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fru-employ... Welcome to everyone attending our #Employment law training today. We hope that you find it interesting and useful.