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The Wig & Pen Prize 2012 The City of London Law Society and the


City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society are pleased to announce the launch of the 2012 Wig & Pen Prize, awarded for pro bono legal work by a recently qualified solicitor.


The Wig & Pen Prize provides an opportunity to give public recognition to


the invaluable pro bono work


undertaken by a solicitor, up to five years qualified in October 2012.


Nominations are sought for individuals who have made a contribution to broadening access to justice in their communities and helping to ensure that the legal system is open to all.


In particular, the judges will take into account


(a) the length of time involved in giving free legal advice or representation to people who have otherwise failed to obtain access to justice;


(b) the candidate’s involvement in setting up new or


innovative


projects providing free legal services to people who would otherwise fail to obtain access to justice;


(c) the significance of the candidate’s service to their clients and their community; and


(d) the extent that to which the


candidate’s contribution was made in his or her own time outside


person’s normal Copies


employment. of


the application pack


are available from each Society’s website at www.citysolicitors.org.uk


or www.cwhls.org.uk and the closing date for applications is Friday 2nd November 2012.


Nominations can be made by you, your employer or the project you support. Please nominate anyone who you think has been involved in a great pro bono project - whether large or small.


A senior representative from the City of London Law Society and the City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society will review the nominations and select the overall winner who may receive a monetary award for the pro bono project they support. The winner also holds the prestigious Wig & Pen Inkstand for one year.


Fox in Munich: Beer and BMW (Cont. from back page)


Neighbouring buildings on the same site contain the hand-over suite (where customers come to collect factory-fresh cars in person) and a magnificent museum containing a spectacular display of BMWs including a 630 CSL Racing Variant (the first homologated racing car of BMW Motorsport).


My visit brought back happy memories of the 525e which


I drove in the 1980’s, a remarkably advanced car for the period fitted with a five speed automatic gearbox, air-conditioning, electrically powered windows and sunroof anti-lock braking, cruise control and one of the very first on-board computers. At the time BMW’s declared objective was to build the ultimate driving machine. No change there.


City Solicitor • Issue 78 • 15


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