President’s Report

As I write, the world is doing its best to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Local law firms are responding to that crisis with typical professionalism and many local solicitors have continued to provide urgent advice to the most vulnerable members of society. Whilst the future at present remains uncertain, please remember that the Norfolk and Norwich Law Society remains a place that lawyers and firms can turn to for assistance and anyone that feels they do need assistance – personal or professional - should contact me directly and we will do everything we can to help. I can be contacted directly at tom.bailey@ashtonslegal.co.uk. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Guidance regarding court hearings, both criminal and civil, is changing all the time but again, should you have a question regarding this please get in touch as we do have contacts within HMCTS and the national Law Society that we can turn to for advice in the event that your firms are uncertain. Please continue

to monitor our website and Twitter feed as we will endeavour to update members there and by email if we receive information regarding things like court closures. All NNLS CPD and training events are cancelled until further notice and we expect these events to begin again in May 2020 at the earliest, subject to advice from government.

In less uncertain times we had some very well attended training sessions for the first part of the year, which were extremely well attended and there are reports and photographs in this edition. Additionally, Countdown was another fantastic success – many thanks again to Mark Fitch for hosting and congratulations to the run-away winners, Leathes Prior.

In the meantime, please look after yourselves and each other.

Very best wishes

Thomas Bailey President, Norfolk & Norwich Law Society