This is the first blog of what I intend will be many, setting out for the benefit of those I want to vote for me, what I will do if elected to the Law Society Council. For the first time in nearly 20 years in the law I have considered it appropriate that I stand…

I am 38 years of age, I am married and have 3 children aged between 3yrs and 7 yrs. I live In North Manchester. I was born in Manchester and have lived and worked here all my life. I qualified as a solicitor in 2002, however, I had worked for a law firm, in a…

Unity with Solicitors: Our legal system is made up of a number of parts, each part is in some way dependant on another and in order to function properly each part has to be fully oiled and working efficiently or the running of the whole engine is affected. Those parts, in no particular order are:…

Thank you for inviting me to speak here today on unity with the Bar. I am pleased to confirm as I have confirmed previously that I believe a quality criminal justice system needs an independent, strong and robust criminal Bar. However, I also believe that a quality criminal justice system needs a large and diverse…