Annual Dinner – Book now to avoid disappointment!

Tickets for the Society’s annual “Flagship” event are being snapped up quickly so members who wish to attend will need to act fast to avoid missing the boat.

Joint Social Secretaries Charlotte Clode and Laura Jones report that interest in the event amongst other professional groups is particularly high this year.

Laura continues:-

“Over the past few years a changed format, which has seen the event thrown open to guests from other professions coupled with a succession of entertaining after dinner speakers, has meant that the Annual Dinner has become a firm favourite. This has allowed the Society to attract sponsorship for the event which, in turn, means that we can provide even better value for those who attend.”

The list of bookings confirmed so far includes guests from the following organisations and professions:-

Lloyds TSB

Muras Baker Jones

The Co-operative Bank

Leonard Curtis

Allied Irish Bank (GB)

Medical Practitioners

No5 Chambers

St Philips Chambers

Towler Shaw Roberts


Member firms and other local Solicitors comprise:-

Underhill Langley and Wright

FBC Manby Bowdler

Thornes

Rees Page

Higgs and Sons

George Green

Details of the event and how to book are set out in a previous posting. In addition to a new format those who attend will be treated to a selection of complimentary wines and a free prize draw courtesy of our sponsors.

Annual Dinner – Book now to avoid disappointment!

The Wolverhampton Law Society Annual Dinner will take place at the Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton on Friday 18th November.

A slightly changed format will see the event start with a Champagne reception and canapés so that members and their guests can take advantage of what has become an excellent net working opportunity.

Guests will include local dignatories, members of the judiciary and the local Bar along with prominent members of the Wolverhampton business community. All in all an opportunity not to be missed!

Entertainment will be provided by our Guest Speaker Stephen D Smith – described by “The Times” as “The Rumpole of Rotherham” Stephen had to abandon his child hood dream to become a virtuoso classical artist when he discovered that there was a limited body of work written for the piano accordion. Instead, a career in the law has enabled Stephen to tap into a rich vein of material for use on the after-dinner circuit.

University Launches Law Centre and seeks support from the local profession.

Wolverhampton University has launched a Law Clinic to provide free legal advice for people in the local community and surrounding area who are in need of legal help but unable to obtain legal assistance through other means. The new Law Centre is intended to be complementary to existing legal services provided by lawyers and other advice agencies such as the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Mumtaz Hussain Director of Postgraduate and Part-time education at the School of Law takes up the story:-

“The Law Centre builds upon a long tradition of student law clinics, where it is recognised that both the community and students would benefit from experiential legal education. The clinic work prioritises the community’s needs for legal services and clients’ interest, which complements legal education in developing students’ legal skills, experiencing law in operation and reflecting on ethics and conduct of legal practice.”

The service provided will include

· preliminary legal advice on whether the client has any legal rights or claim,

· consideration of the law that would be applicable,

· the recourse or remedy that may be available

· the next steps or action that need to be taken

Mumtaz continues:-

“The Law Centre is run by law students and they will also be providing the free legal advice service under the supervision of academic staff, some of whom are qualified solicitors or barristers. Additional supervision of students’ advice work will be provided by practicing lawyers from local law firms who have kindly agreed to provide support to this initiative on a ‘pro-bono’ basis.”

Additional support is sought from local practitioners through the Wolverhampton Law Society. Any members who would like to discuss how they can contribute to this worthwhile cause are invited to contact Mumtaz on 321559 or e-mail M.J.Hussain@wlv.ac.uk