President’s Introduction

Dear Members,

It is a privilege to have been appointed President of the Worcestershire Law Society at the recent AGM. I take over from Charlotte Perry who has done an amazing job throughout the difficulties of the Pandemic with all its necessary restrictions in managing to maintain continuity with all the events and activities. On behalf of the society’s members, the committee and all those charities and organisations which affiliate with WLS, I would like to record our collective thanks to Charlotte who has graciously agreed to continue to serve on the committee.

Since our last Edition went to print Russia has invaded Ukraine and brought about war to European soil. It is an unnecessary conflict which has and will continue to result in tragic loss of life and extensive damage until peace is achieved. I’m sure the sentiments of the society are for a peaceful resolution as soon as possible and I am aware that many of our members have very generously given of their time and resources to send aid to Ukraine.

On a lighter note the recently chosen charity of the WLS is The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. I’m sure you will agree that they are a most deserving charity and we hope to raise some much needed funds for them to be put to the best use, saving the lives of those who would never get to hospital in time by road.

Nominations for the Annual Awards Evening on 23 September 2022 are now open! Please do consider all of the categories and forward your nominations to us before the deadline of 27 May 2022! Those who are called to interview must be available on 19 July 2022 and we look forward to hearing more about those lucky enough to be shortlisted, and of course the winners, on the night itself! Best of luck to all involved!

Finally I would like to encourage you all to come to as many of our events as possible throughout the year and to support your WLS wherever possible. Our events offer a great opportunity to network with other professionals whilst fundraising and now that restrictions on in-person events have been removed there’s no better time than now to return to normality! Next month on 24 June 2022 the Worcestershire Junior Lawyers Division are hosting a Legal Dining Event at the prestigious Sixways Stadium. This promises to be an outstanding evening and I hope that if you want to attend that you have already got your ticket as it is much in demand. For those that are going I look forward to seeing you there!

If there is anything either I or the committee can do to assist you in WLS matters please do not hesitate to contact one of us.

Kind regards,

Andrew.

Andrew Chandler

President, Worcestershire Law Society 2022-2023