Vish Flora, LexisNexis, is running the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for the ILBF. The money raised will pay for shipments of legal texts across the world. We spoke to Vish about his reasons for running and his training progress so far… 
At the end of 2016, the ILBF shipped 240 boxes of books to five organisations in Nepal. Through partnering with the Kathmandu office of The Asia Foundation, we’ve been able to get the books to the final destinations and can now share the story of ILBF books, donated by the UK legal community, being officially handed over to the Kathmandu University School of Law. 
Ravinder Thukral, partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, is running the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for the ILBF. The money raised will pay for shipments of legal texts across the world. Katrina Crossley, ILBF Chief Executive, spoke to Ravinder about his reasons for running and his training progress so far… 
Feedback about the impact of the books is essential to the ILBF and we were delighted to hear from the African Prisons Project last week (APP). The ILBF shipped books to the APP in the autumn of 2016: the shipment included books donated and packed by the University of Manchester library team and LexisNexis UK. Read the article and the pictorial story to find out how important law textbooks are to the APP students and staff. The APP undertakes ground-breaking and vital work with prisons in Uganda and Kenya which supports both prisoners, prison staff and the wider community. 
Do you want to join thousands of other runners in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon on Sunday, 8th October, in London’s beautiful parks? Can you commit to raise a minimum of £350 for the ILBF? Read on to find out how you can join us. 
Once the final shipment of the year sets sail for Ghana in the next few weeks, the ILBF will have shipped over 850 boxes of books to 21 organizations in 11 countries in 2016. Each year the number and quality of books donated gets better and better. We thought we’d share with you some of […] 
