On Thursday 7 September 2017 the fourth Pro Bono Awards ceremony was held at The Social Kitchen at Exclusive Books in Hyde Park Corner.

There were 11 award categories, won by:

Refugee Law – Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc.
Housing Law – Sonkozi Ngalonkulu Attorneys
Estates Law – Mojelo Hlazo Attorneys
Community Advice Office – Ntsu Community Advice Office, Mabopane
Family Law – Riva Lange Attorney
Labour Law – Naledi Motsiri, Werksmans
Wills – Norton Rose Fulbright SA
Police Brutality – Candice Pillay, Hogan Lovells SA Inc.
Child Law – Suné Bosch, Ramsden Small Inc.
Advocate Award – Thulamela Group
Law Student at a University Law Clinic – Lutho Klaas, University of Fort Hare
Law Society of the Northern Provinces Award – Serialong Lebasa
Legal Aid South Africa Award – Khanyisa Ngobeni

In addition, there were several Director’s Special Mentions:

Clarks Attorneys – for their willing availability and commitment
Reg Joubert – for his support at the Divorce Help Desk and children’s matters
Claire Thomson – for drafting wills and presenting at community workshops
Susan Harris – for her many years of commitment to help desks, cases and events
Leana Elliot of Klopper Jonker Attorneys – for assisting at the Palm Ridge Help Desk and other pro bono work
Patrick Bracher of Norton Rose Fulbright SA  – for hosting the Pro Bono Law radio programme on Radio Today for the past 11 years
Baker & McKenzie – for doing pro bono work for ProBono.Org
Hoossen Sader – for his availability to take on family law matters

We congratulate all the winners and thank our generous sponsors for supporting this acknowledgement of invaluable pro bono work.

READ MORE ABOUT THE 2017 PRO BONO AWARDS HERE

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