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14 October 2024
Issue: 8090 / Categories: Legal News
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Atkinson takes up the reins at Chancery Lane

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Tuckers Solicitors managing partner Richard Atkinson has been inaugurated as Law Society president and will lead the organisation through its 200th bicentennial year celebrations

Atkinson (pictured), a criminal defence solicitor and higher court advocate, said: ‘As president, I will be using my experience as a criminal lawyer to speak out on behalf of those who are less able to do so.

‘Access to justice is key to a functioning democracy and it is currently under threat, as legal aid continues to decline. I will hold the government to account by campaigning for a sustainable future for criminal legal aid, working collaboratively with politicians to ease the current prison overcrowding and tackling the courts backlogs.’

Atkinson promised to engage with in-house solicitors, including those working in government, military legal services and large businesses, providing relevant support. He will be supported by Mark Evans, vice president, a University of Law lecturer, and Brett Dixon, deputy vice president, a litigation solicitor at Scott Moncrieff & Co and former president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

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