Pro bono legal conferences offered again 


Victoria Cosford

Legal assistance is often beyond 
the financial means of 
those most in need of it, especially 
in areas of high unemployment. 
For the third year 
in a row Eureka-based solicitor 
Jonathon de Vere Tyndall 
is offering pro bono (free) law 
conferences at Harvest cafe 

in Newrybar. Mr Tyndall told 
The Echo that last year was 
very successful. ‘We were able 
to resolve the majority of the 
clients’ legal issues and most 
clients reported a high degree 
of satisfaction with the service,’ 
he said. 

All legal issues are dealt with, 
including loss of home, job, relationship 
and children, bankruptcy, wills and crime including 
drink- or drug-driving. In 
addition Mr Tyndall is a registered 
Migration Agent and can 
assist with immigration law. 

The sessions are held over 
three consecutive Monday 
mornings, from 10 am, on a 
first-come-first-served basis, 
and will commence from 
Monday July 25. 

Mr Tyndall recently lectured 
to law students at the Bond 
University Law School about 
the benefits of doing pro bono 
legal work in the public arena, 
and giving to the community 
when they graduate and become 
lawyers. The Law Department 
is very supportive of 
the ethos of lawyers providing 
such services. 


Echo Byron Bay 19 July 2011 p. 49