Midlands super-set appoints new head of chambers
One of the UK’s largest chambers chooses family silk as next leader
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One of the UK’s largest chambers chooses family silk as next leader
Law Society and Bar Council promote anniversary of initiative to improve gender equality in law
Lubna Shuja When the Law Society’s vice-president I. Stephanie Boyce and deputy vice-president Lubna Shuja succeed to the post of president, they will follow in the footsteps of some distinguished forebears. Samuel Garrett is one who comes to mind. A City solicitor and brother of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett, Garrett long argued for the admission of women to the legal profession. In 1919 he had the satisfaction of putting the motion to Council that, together with the Sex Disqualification(Removal) Act, opened the way. There followed a long wait – not just to see a woman president of...