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View From The Chair Greg Hollingsworth
It’s been an incredibly busy period for the Leicestershire Law Society in this first half of 2023.
Our President Gina SamuelRichards has hosted three of our key annual events in the form of the Civic Dinner, Annual Awards and Summer Garden Party. Each event has been well received and those of us on the Executive Board extend our hearty congratulations to Gina on their successes. Gina has worked tirelessly in her role as President and has done so with a big smile! Gina really has been a credit to LLS and our members across Leicestershire and Rutland.
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The year has also brought its challenges. Our LLS Manager, Kauser Patel, has moved to pastures new. Although she has continued to be around for us, we all miss her daily tenacity and commitment to the society. Thank you Kauser for your many years of service to LLS, and we hope to still see plenty of you.
From a personal perspective, the death of Freeths’ partner Mukesh
Patel cast a huge shadow over the start of the year. Mukesh passed away in February 2023 and his loss has been felt by so many. He was a true gentleman, and for his sons to collect a Lifetime Achievement Award at the article in the magazine on the new regime. It looks certain to be coming our way, so get up to speed now!
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Gina has worked tirelessly in her role as President and has done so with a big smile! Gina really has been a credit to LLS and our members across Leicestershire and Rutland.
LLS Awards Dinner was incredibly moving. I had the pleasure of working with Mukesh on a number of occasions, and he was a fine lawyer and a fine man. He will be dearly missed.
I recently attended the Local Law Society Forum on Fixed Recoverable Costs. The draft Civil Procedure Rules for this likely change is now in circulation, so practitioners would be well advised to read Kate Fox’s towards our business plan, and to continue to improve and development your local Law Society.
I’ll take this moment to recite business consultant Ken Blanchard’s quote: “Feedback is the breakfast of champions!”
So, if you do have any feedback about the LLS. or would like to share your ideas or get involved, please do connect with me.
