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The Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice: A glimpse into 2019

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The Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice: A glimpse into 2019

The Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice (the Pro Bono Practice) takes great pride and pleasure in reporting that, collectively Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc (CDH) donated over 9,342 hours (in excess of R21 million) in pro bono legal services to deserving individuals, organisations and causes during 2019.

11 Dec 2019 1 min read Annual Pro Bono & Human Rights Newsletter Article

This significant contribution speaks to CDH’s ongoing commitment to promoting social justice and the rendering of top quality, pro bono legal services to people in need. In what follows, we share a glimpse into some of the groundbreaking and noteworthy pro bono work undertaken by the Pro Bono Practice and others in the firm during the course of the year.  

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