National Law Society – Letter from the President

• 22/07/2015

Dear Colleagues, 

Yesterday I wrote to Shailesh Vara, justice minister, to respond to some issues raised by the Bar Council and the Family Law Bar Association with regard to the quality of advocacy by solicitors.

As background, you can see the Bar Council / Family Law Bar Association letter here:

http://flba.co.uk/blog/2015/07/19/letter-to-shailesh-vara-mp-from-chairs-of-flba-and-bar-council-concerning-family-advocacy/

This is how the Gazette covered their letter:

http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/solicitor-advocates-threatening-family-justice-bar/5050136.article

You can see my letter and statement to address the issues raised here:

http://lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/law-society-responds-to-criticism-of-family-advocacy/

 I hope you will be able to share this information with your constituents.

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