A message from our President

Officers of the Society

President Chris Andrews John Fowlers Colchester Tel: 01206 576151 Fax: 01206 761916 Email: chris@johnfowlers.co.uk

Vice President Amanda Timcke Birketts Ipswich Tel: 01473 406215. Email: Amanda-Timcke@birketts.co.uk

Deputy Vice President Louise Goodenough Haywards Solicitors Stowmarket Tel: 01449 613631 Fax: 01449 613851 Email: louise.goodenough@haywards-solicitors.co.uk

Honorary Secretary Ivana Radovic Birketts Ipswich Tel: 01473 921 716 Email: ivana-radovic@birketts.co.uk

Honorary Treasurer Louise Cardwell Ashtons Legal Tel: 01473 261320 Email: louise.cardwell@ashtonslegal.co.uk

Honorary Council Members Donna Taylor, Council Member for Suffolk Nexa Law Limited London Tel: 020 7504 7071 – Extension 2127 Mob: 07859 896 640 Email: donna.taylor@nexa.law

Tony Fisher, Council Member for Essex Fisher Jones Greenwood Colchester Tel. 01206 835231 Mob. 07904 086254 Email: TFisher@fjg.co.uk

PRO/PLO Louise Goodenough Haywards Solicitors Stowmarket Tel: 01449 613631 Fax: 01449 613851 Email: louise.goodenough@haywards-solicitors.co.uk

Education & Training Officer Amanda Timcke Birketts Ipswich Tel: 01473 406215. Email: Amanda-Timcke@birketts.co.uk

Administrative Secretary Christine Kettle Tel: 07749 576193 Email: snels@topcopysec.co.uk

Dear All,

A Message FromOur President

Further to my last editorial we have now had the most or one of the most dry periods in modern times with almost no rain, leaving us with the prospect of droughts, something that many of us would not have imagined would happen. However, whatever your view on climate change and how it is occurring, it is certainly here and we must all now do our bit to protect the environment whilst we still can so that we leave future generations with a planet worth living in. We also sadly are still facing COVID and its ever changing variants and whilst far fewer people are falling very ill and dying from it, nevertheless, it is ever present in our day to day lives and we must remain vigilant of those that are vulnerable around us.

More recently SNELS hosted the annual Essex University Law Lecture which was a great success and the guest speaker was our Law Society President, a very emotive and passionate speech indeed and enjoyed by all that attended. We will also be starting to introduce the SNELS excellence awards to recognise those locally that go above and beyond what may be expected and have excelled in their area of specialism.

You will also hopefully be able to come along to the President’s Dinner, this year with a slight change in tradition to benefit the better weather (hopefully) in September. Whilst times have been tough for all and will sadly appear to be so for a while yet to come, every one of us contributes to society in a positive way and with what we do, pushes forward with change that is sometimes desperately needed. I wish you all the very best and hope to see as many of you as possible at the forthcoming dinner.

Christopher James Andrews

President, Suffolk & North Essex Law Society

I should also note with immense sadness the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Whatever your political or other views, I am certain that we all appreciate her dedication to this Country over 70 years and on behalf of SNELS offer our deepest condolences to her family.

Suffolk & North Essex Law Society

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