3PB dons walking shoes in aid of local legal advice charities
27th September 2016
Tom Cox and Lisa Wilson of 3PB completed the Bristol Legal Walk on 26th September to raise much needed funds for local legal advice charities.
The annual 10k walk around the sights of Bristol helps vulnerable people in need of legal advice. Walkers from other local chambers, law firms and members of the judiciary and Bristol Law Society, often accompanied by their dogs, completed the course on a warm autumn evening in under 2 hours.
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