Five firms and two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have teamed up to provide pro bono legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos.

White & Case, Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Dentons and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe will send teams of lawyers to Lesbos – also known as Lesvos – from the beginning of August, to offer pro bono legal advice to asylum seekers in the country in what they say is an unprecedented show of collaboration in the sector.