Liverpool Law Jan 2017

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Liverpool Law Society AGM
The Liverpool Law Society AGM took place on Monday 28th
November 2016. The event was held at lunchtime for the first time in
the hope that more people would be able to attend and it was good to
see so many members and past presidents to share some lunch and
their views on the Society’s activities over the last year.
There is of course formal business to be conducted and the election of
the 2016/17 General Committee took place during the meeting. Many
people don’t realise that LLS is a company limited by guarantee and
those elected become directors of that company with the associated
duties owed by virtue of that position. The committee consists of
between 14 and 27 directors and they must retire by rotation every three
years with up to five being nominated for re-election.
This year a new committee member was elected – Gaynor Williams of
Bennett Williams Solicitors. We will find out more about Gaynor in next
month’s Liverpool Law. There are still some casual vacancies on the
General Committee so if you are interested in becoming a director of
Liverpool Law Society, please get in touch with the President or CEO.
Other formal business includes the approval of the accounts laid before
the members. The Treasurer, Philip Rooney delivered his report via the
President and reported that whilst it had been a tough year, the Society’s
expenditure had been reduced dramatically by the successful office move
and that lays the foundations for a more sustainable society.
The President then delivered her address which re-iterated her theme of
the law as a business and summarised the events, discussions and
meetings she had attended representing the Society’s members over the
last 12 months in what was a very busy year. The AGM is also a time to
say thank you – to the President, to the directors and officers and
importantly to the LLS staff who work very hard to make sure all of the
society’s events, services and benefits can be provided.
If you have an interest in shaping the profession, having a say on matters
that affect lawyers and their businesses locally and nationally and
promoting Liverpool lawyers, you should consider joining the General
Committee and becoming a director of Liverpool Law Society. You can
find out more by contacting the CEO at
sarahpoblete@liverpoollawsociety.org.uk
Nina Ferris
Vice President of Liverpool Law Society &
Legal Director at Hill Dickinson
2016/2017 Directors of Liverpool Law Society
The following directors were elected into Officer positions at the meeting
of the General Committee held on 13th December 2016:
Officers of the Society
President – John Ballam, FPH Law
Vice President – Nina Ferris, Hill Dickinson
Hon. Treasurer – Philip Rooney, DLA Piper UK
Joint Hon Secretary – Julie O’Hare, Carpenters
Joint Hon Secretary – Steven Zdolyny, Riverview Law
Immediate Past President – Alison Lobb, Morecrofts
Other Committee roles
Specialist Committee Chairs
Access to Justice Committee - Mr Chris Topping, Broudie Jackson Canter
Criminal Practice Committee - Mr John Weate, RMNJ Solicitors,
Civil Litigation Committee – Ms Kirsty McKno, Breens Solicitors
Employment Law Committee - Ms Nicky Benson, Bermans
Family Business Committee - Ms Adele Schofield, The Berkson Globe
Partnership
Non-Contentious Business Committee - Ms Naomi Pinder, QualitySolicitors
Jackson & Canter
Regulatory Committee - Ms Mickaela Fox, Weightmans
Management Committees
Editorial Committee Chair - Mr Peter Holland, DWF
Training Committee Chair - Mr James Mannouch, Educational
establishment
Education & Charities Committee Chair - Mr David Tournafond, Bermans
Other post holders
Public Relations Officer - Mr Stewart McCulloch, Slater Gordon Legal
Services
Parliamentary Liaison Officer - Mr Jeremy Myers, Husband Forwood
Morgan
Membership Officer - Mrs Sarah Mansfield, Forbes Solicitors
Other Members of the Committee
Mr Bill Chandler, Hill Dickinson
Ms Joanne Francis, BLM
Mrs Sarah Lapsley, Cook & Talbot
Mrs Sylvia Shepherd, DLA Piper UK
Mr Emlyn Williams, Weightmans
Ms Gaynor Williams, Bennett Williams Solicitors
Geographical Council Members representing Merseyside & District
on The Law Society’s Council at Chancery Lane, London.
Mr Charlie Jones - Weightmans
Mrs Sarah Lapsley - Cook & Talbot
Back row: Bill Chandler,
Jeremy Myers, David
Tournafond, Joanne Francis,
Naomi Pinder and Philip
Rooney.
Front Row: Julie O’Hare -
Joint Hon Secretary, Nina
Ferris - Vice President, John
Ballam - President, Alison
Lobb - Immediate Past
President, Steven Zdolyny -
Joint Hon Secretary
www.liverpoollawsociety.co.uk
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