@BethJForrester @TheLawSociety @legalcheek @JuniorLawyers First I’ve heard of it, which is odd as I was the President of the nearest local law society to TLS. Some gaps in the communication for sure.
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Matthew Allan
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Matthew Allan
@MatthewJ_Allan
Law Art Politics Music (not always that order) | International Commercial Litigator | Immediate Past President @CWHLawSociety | 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Katılım Ekim 2011
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Looking forward moderating this excellent panel of speakers on cross-border enforcement in #litigation and #arbitration !
@GreenwoodsLegal @quadrantlaw @troutmanpepper @cozen_oconnor
Westminster & Holborn Law Society@CWHLawSociety
Join us tomorrow at Quadrant Chambers at 5.30pm for a collaboration with the American Bar Association. A topical discussion with a networking reception to follow! eventbrite.co.uk/e/avoiding-a-p…
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Join us on Wednesday from 6-7pm for Martin Langan's free online seminar on Legal Tech.
Martin will enlighten us on how tech has and will continue to change legal practice.
Sign up using the Eventbrite link below.
lnkd.in/eQ5QkaMT
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Reminder that discounted Early Bird tickets for WHLS Annual Dinner on Thursday 10 November are on sale until 11pm this evening only!
Get excited for the black-tie, 3 course dinner with champagne reception at The National Liberal Club.
Tickets here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/westminster-…
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A huge thank you to my amazing @CWHLawSociety committee for allowing me the privilege of being your President this past 12 months - it’s been fun!
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Thanks for the hospitality! I know the @CWHLawSociety delegation had a great time and particularly enjoyed learning more about the cross-border work we can do together.
Pol Martín González Mansilla@PolGonzalezMan
Delighted to have met up, last week at @ICABarcelona, with a delegation of wonderful lawyers from @CWHLawSociety and to have participated in this #LegalLink shedding light on family law in #Spain.
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@coralhill1 @MatthewJ_Allan @CWHLawSociety Thank you so much @coralhill1. You were missed but see you soon! I concur that @MatthewJ_Allan has been a great President.
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It’s rare I’m sorry to miss an AGM in person but I wish to congratulate @MatthewJ_Allan who has ended his period as President of @CWHLawSociety . He and the incoming President @NicolaRubbert have both excelled in leading the society 👏🥳
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Thanks for the kind words and all your support this year @coralhill1. It’s been great working with our enthusiastic @CWHLawSociety members!
Coral@coralhill1
It’s rare I’m sorry to miss an AGM in person but I wish to congratulate @MatthewJ_Allan who has ended his period as President of @CWHLawSociety . He and the incoming President @NicolaRubbert have both excelled in leading the society 👏🥳
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@Dawson_Cornwell @CWHLawSociety Great to have @FeliciaSenior along with @CWHLawSociety for our delegation to @ICABarcelona. It was an excellent chance to meet #Spanish #lawyers and build our international network for the benefit of our clients.
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Solicitor Felicia Munde had a great time visiting the Barcelona Bar Association with the @CWHLawSociety last week. At DC, we feel passionate about promoting collaborations, networking & strengthening relationships between lawyers internationally & delivering the best for clients
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It was great for @CWHLawSociety to have @FeliciaSenior along with us to visit @ICABarcelona. An excellent opportunity for us to strengthen our #lawyer links with one of our longest twinned bar associations.
Dawson Cornwell@Dawson_Cornwell
Solicitor Felicia Munde had a great time visiting the Barcelona Bar Association with the @CWHLawSociety last week. At DC, we feel passionate about promoting collaborations, networking & strengthening relationships between lawyers internationally & delivering the best for clients
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Great to kick start our in-person connections again @SantiagoNadal, it was a real pleasure for @CWHLawSociety to be hosted by @ICABarcelona! Looking forward to the next one.
Santiago Nadal@SantiagoNadal
Last week we welcomed our colleagues, lawyers from the Westminster & Holborn Law Society in the Col.legi de l' Advocacia de Barcelona ICAB. Both organizations have a long standing relationship. The delegation was led by President Matthew Allan, vice-pre…lnkd.in/dHxH3DgD
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If you too have wondered what the most natural behaviour of a murmuration of starlings must be, listen here as @hotfingersclub makes you wish you hadn’t.
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The WHLS is participating in the London Legal Walk on Tuesday 28 June 2022.
To walk with us, email cwhlawsoc@gmail.com
Followed by a street party in Carey Street!
Find out more about the event here: lnkd.in/dfJqGKEu
#probono #legaladvice #legalsupport
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Since setting up Monday we have:
286 volunteer lawyers
192 cases allocated and accepted for free advice
110 further cases allocated awaiting acceptance by a volunteer lawyer
224 unallocated cases
We will work through the weekend on this.
Thank you for your support 💙💛
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To celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March, the members of WHLS and @LegalWomenUK have come together to show their support and solidarity for the #iwd2022 theme #breakthebias.
Thank you to our President, @MatthewJ_Allan, for taking part.
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An excellent initiative from @TheEYBA
Public Interest Litigation Support@PILSni
🌻 The @TheEYBA have created a Task Force - if you have left #Ukraine and are seeking protection in Europe, the #refugee #immigration #HumanRights legal advisors on their list are ready to help, wherever you are. eyba.org/2305-2
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The European Young Bar Association @TheEYBA, member of @CoE_NGO, has put together a list of pro bono advocates to help Ukrainian refugees in many countries of Europe. You can find the list here: eyba.org/2305-2
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Check out the recent #CentralLondonLawyer magazine from @CWHLawSociety! Focus of this edition is #breakthebias and the ‘social’ in #ESG
Westminster & Holborn Law Society@CWHLawSociety
Dive into February's edition of the Central London Lawyer magazine here: lnkd.in/dGH3fFXu With thanks to Benham Publishing Ltd and the editorial team: @SarahBradd , @MatthewJ_Allan , @Loteszk , Kene Onyeka Allison , Charity Mafuba , Ivan Ho #lawyer #London #news
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@CWHLawSociety Looking thoroughly shell-shocked there but very much looking forward to the year ahead!
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A great opportunity to get involved with @CWHLawSociety
Westminster & Holborn Law Society@CWHLawSociety
If you are interested in joining, please get in touch with Membership Committee Chair Joanne Skolnick via email at cwhlawsoc@gmail.com - we would love to hear from you! Not a member yet? No problem! Please fill out our membership form here lnkd.in/dcWTcDZ #membership
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