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General Committee

The General Committee is made up of up to 27 ordinary committee members and up to two geographical Council Members of The Law Society.  Each member serves a three-year term.  Nine members will be due to retire at each AGM although five of those nine due to retire can be nominated by the Committee for re-election at the Society's AGM.  This Committee is responsible for the management of the Society's business.  All the sub-committees report in to this Committee.

Current Officers

President - Mr Steve Cornforth, EAD Solicitors LLP
Vice President - Mr Alistair Fletcher, Brabners Chaffe Street LLP
Honorary Treasurer - Mrs Glenys Hunt, Carpenters
Joint Honorary Secretary - Ms Cathy Fielding, EAD Solicitors LLP
Joint Honorary Secretary - Ms Nina Ferris, Hill Dickinson LLP

 


Specialist Sub-Committee Chairs

Criminal Practice Committee -  Mr John Ballam, Ballam Solicitors 
Dispute Resolution Committee – Ms Caroline Ashcroft, Merseyside Police
Employment Law Committee - Mr Emlyn Williams, Weightmans LLP
Environmental Law Committee - Mr James Mannouch, Dyne Solicitors Ltd
Family Business Committee - Ms Ruth Kearns, Heaney Watson Ltd
Non-Contentious Business Committee - Mr Bill Chandler, Hill Dickinson LLP
Regulatory Committee - Mr Richard Paton, Hill Dickinson LLP 

Other post holders

Public Relations Officer - Mr Stewart McCulloch, Compass Costs Consultants Ltd
Parliamentary Liaison Officer - TBC
Membership Officer - TBC

Other Members of the Committee

  • Mr Donal Bannon, Morecrofts LLP
  • Mrs Alison Beech, Percy Hughes & Roberts
  • Mr Charlie Jones, Weightmans LLP
  • Mr Norman Jones, Norman Jones (Immediate Past President)
  • Ms Alison Lobb, Morecrofts LLP (Editorial Committee Chair)
  • Ms Jane MacGregor, Lees Solicitors LLP
  • Ms Helen McCann, Weightmans LLP
  • Mr Paul Marsh, DWF LLP
  • Miss Julie O'Hare, DWF LLP (Social Events Chair)
  • Mr Philip Rooney, DLA Piper (UK) LLP
  • Mr David Tournafond, Brabners Chaffe Street LLP (Training & Charities Committee Chair)
  • Ms Paula Widdison, Quality Solicitors Jackson & Canter LLP (Mombasa Liaison Chair)

Geographical Council Members

  • Mr Richard Barnett - Barnett Solicitors
  • Mr Charlie Jones - Weightmans LLP

To become a Director of the Society and to join General Committee
Directors serve a three year term.  Each year there are at least four vacancies.  Anyone wishing to join the General Committee must be nominated by three members of the Society and stand for election at the Annual General Meeting held in November each year.  To register your interest please, contact us >>

 

Trainee Conciliation Officer (TCO)

Although not a member of General Committee, the Trainee Conciliation Officer (TCO) is appointed by the Officers of the Society.

Miss Helen Broughton is Liverpool Law Society’s TCO for trainees in the Merseyside area. The role of the TCO is to liaise with trainees who have concerns or issues with their training contract. The TCO is an experienced member of the local legal community who trainees can approach in confidence regarding their problem.

 
To contact Helen Broughton, please email her at hb@morecrofts.co.uk and follow the email up with a phone call to her direct dial on 0151 421 2005 to confirm she has received your email.

 


Assisting the General Committee

The following are invited to assist the committee.

  • PROFESSOR FIONA BEVERIDGE (Liverpool University School of Law)
  • DR TONY HARVEY (Liverpool John Moores University School of Law)
  • MISS KATE MOORE (Chair, Junior Lawyers Division)
  • MR R HOTHI (Regional Development Executive, The Law Society)
  • MRS KATHERINE HUTCHISON (Association of Women Solicitors)

Local Law Society Representatives:

  • MS F LAWLOR - Hon Secretary, Wigan Law Society
  • MS K BAKER - Hon Secretary, Leigh Law Society
  • MR D BALDWIN - President, Association of North Western Law Societies
  • MR M RATCLIFFE - Hon Secretary, Southport & Ormskirk Law Society
  • MESSRS M BROWN, M EVANS, D STEVENSON - Representatives, Chester & North Wales Law Society
  • MR J BANASKO - Hon Secretary, Warrington Law Society