The Pro Bono Fight for Victims: Campaigns, Inquiries & Commissions | VAS Podcast Series
The Bar of Ireland PodcastsShow Notes
The third instalment of the VAS series looks at the pro bono work required to assist the victims of historic injustice. Diarmuid Brecknell from Phoenix Law Solicitors and Andrew McKeown BL talk to us about Inquests, Inquiries and Campaigns and the intense yet rewarding work required to assist victims.
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