Farrer & Co is proud to have been 'Commended' in the Pro Bono Team of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards. We were shortlisted for our work with the Young People's Life Café (YPLC).
Merry Gibbons and her team run the YPLC, which helps to support young adults diagnosed with cancer as they navigate end-of-life planning. Our private client lawyers provide pro bono legal advice on wills, intestacy and guardianship letters. Merry Gibbons and the incredible YPLC team, and our volunteers: Alicia Tan , Amy McCarthy-Broadfoot , Amy Greenberg , Edward Everett , Eloisa Clegg , Felicity Miles , Jessica Harker , Marcus Maxwell , Miranda Good , Owen O'Rorke , Sarah Grimwood , Stephanie Liddell , Tristan Honeyborne and Leonie Woolf. Huge thanks to our Client Partner Ali Hollingshead (Price) , Project Manager Amy Newhall and Head of Pro Bono, Rhian Lewis .
For more information about our Pro Bono work, see here .
© Farrer & Co LLP, June 2026
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Rhian Lewis
Head of Pro Bono, Counsel
Rhian is the firm’s Head of Pro Bono and Counsel. She is a solicitor specialising in international human rights law. She focuses on advocating for effective remedies for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. She was previously a finalist for the UK in the United Nations GC SDG Pioneer Awards. As Head of Pro Bono at Farrer & Co, Rhian is creating an overarching pro bono strategy for the firm. She practises law solely in a pro bono capacity, advising clients on their human rights and overseeing all ongoing pro bono activity around the firm. Rhian has considerable experience in advocating for human rights, having acted in cross-border litigation and engaged with United Nations mechanisms. She intends to expand the impact of existing pro bono initiatives and to identify new causes that will benefit from the firm’s support.
Rhian is the firm’s Head of Pro Bono and Counsel. She is a solicitor specialising in international human rights law. She focuses on advocating for effective remedies for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. She was previously a finalist for the UK in the United Nations GC SDG Pioneer Awards. As Head of Pro Bono at Farrer & Co, Rhian is creating an overarching pro bono strategy for the firm. She practises law solely in a pro bono capacity, advising clients on their human rights and overseeing all ongoing pro bono activity around the firm. Rhian has considerable experience in advocating for human rights, having acted in cross-border litigation and engaged with United Nations mechanisms. She intends to expand the impact of existing pro bono initiatives and to identify new causes that will benefit from the firm’s support.
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