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President's Jottings
President’s Jottings
SUMMER 2023
It has been a period of change at the Surrey Law Society recently, which now sees myself and Nick Ball jointly fulfilling the role of Acting President following the commencement of Maddie’s maternity leave. It’s no exaggeration to say that Maddie committed a huge amount of her time to the Society during her presidential term, achieving a great deal, and I would like to extend my sincere thanks on behalf of Nick and the rest of the committee to Maddie for all that she did. Nick and I will be Acting Presidents until the Society’s AGM in November of this year, during which time we will be assisted by Acting Vice President Dawn Lawson, who will take on the role of President for 2023 – 2024 at the Annual General Meeting.
Dawn and I recently attended the Society’s Past President’s Championship Cup at Daytona, Sandown Park. It’s always an enjoyable event and this year was no different, with the race as competitive as ever and the networking relaxed and informal. Congratulations to our podium winners and many thanks to our sponsors for the evening, Evelyn Partners, Landmark Information, Southey & Co and Tower Street Finance.
You will by now have seen the Law Society’s guidance on The Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors, which discusses how law firms should be setting targets to reach Net Zero, as well as looking at the guidance solicitors should be giving in light of climate change risks. We are pleased to have partnered with SLS Patron Landmark Information to provide members with more practical support on how to implement the guidance through 2 free webinars; we are also looking at a forthcoming session specifically examining how law firms can start the move towards Net Zero.
The Society is also currently collaborating with Premium Patron Evelyn Partners on an Economic and Investment Market Update, which will include a special guest presentation, taking place later in the year. This will hopefully be the first of a series of Managing Partner briefings and we’re looking forward to establishing this programme over the next year.
As you will hopefully already be aware, the shortlist for the SLS Legal Awards has now been announced and I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to all the finalists. The Awards is always a fantastic evening and I’m certainly looking forward to this year’s ceremony, in our new location, G Live, Guildford. We’re pleased to be offering members early bird and second table discounts this year, so please do have a look at the booking information later in the magazine and contact the SLS Office to book your place.
I look forward to hopefully seeing many of you at the Awards in October, or at one of our training sessions during the Autumn, but in the meantime, I wish you all a wonderful summer.
