“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often“ Winston Churchill’s words could be adopted as the motto of the PLA’s Website & Marketing Committee (WMC). Sarah Debenham (nee Beck), Charlotte Ross, Paul Barker, Mark Reading, Lara Nayman, Alison Hardy, Mary Block and I have collectively spent the last 18 months or […]
23rd Aug 2017 Blogs Read moreYour PLA executive committee and subcommittees have been working hard to revise the articles of the Association. Why, you might ask? Well, the reasons are: The Association has grown hugely – both in the number of members and the extent of national coverage. There are now new regions and more JPLA and other events happening […]
7th Aug 2017 Blogs Read moreBLOG FROM THE VICE CHAIR “No case too big to be tried in the regions” ..…that was one of the assertions made by Lord Justice Briggs in his recent report. It’s great to see this now being put into action by my local Court. Birmingham High Court is leading the way once again with […]
18th May 2017 Blogs Read moreBlog from the PLA Chair, Alison Hardy March 2017 The 2017 Annual PLA conference and dinner was a resounding success and my thanks and congratulations go to your Education & Trainee Committee (Ben Barrison, Kate Andrews, Rebecca Biggin, Richard Flenley, Scott Goldstein, Benjamin Hatton, Jonathan Hibberts, Simone Ketchell, Nick Lloyd, Lara Nyman and Rob Shaw) for […]
31st Mar 2017 Blogs Read morePLA Conference – Blog from the Education & Training Committee We are looking forward to welcoming delegates to the PLA’s Annual Conference on 23 and 24 March 2017 at Keble College, Oxford. Once again, the Conference has nearly sold out and a full list of delegates attending can be found here. The line-up of speakers […]
9th Mar 2017 Blogs Read moreBLOG FROM THE PLA REGIONS CO-ORDINATOR If, like me, you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolution to get fitter and healthier – don’t despair. Remember your PLA annual membership still provides you with far greater benefits than you’ll ever get from your local gym. We now have more training, law reform and networking events […]
5th Jan 2017 Blogs Read morePLA BLOG FROM THE DEPARTING CHAIR – November 2016 It is 8 months since my last Blog and others/committee chairs have since blogged. This Thursday evening at the The Ironmongers’ Hall, (Shaftesbury Place, Barbican) we have the Annual Dinner, preceded by our AGM at 7pm – be there or be square! My year – which […]
9th Nov 2016 Blogs Read moreBlog from the PLA Education & Training Committee We are looking forward to welcoming delegates to the PLA’s Autumn Training Day on 3 November 2016 at The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London. Once again, the Autumn Training Day has nearly sold out. This year, the line-up of speakers is excellent (again) and […]
9th Oct 2016 Blogs Read moreBLOG FROM THE CHAIR OF THE PLA LAW REFORM COMMITTEE The PLA Law Reform Committee is certainly not short of projects. Proposals for the reform of the civil courts and areas of the law with which our members are concerned are being made at an ever increasing rate and emanate from a variety of sources. […]
1st Aug 2016 Blogs Read morePLA Blog – April 2016 Blog from Simone Ketchell, Chair of the PLA’s Education and Training Committee. 2016 Conference I am delighted to once again be welcoming delegates to the PLA Annual Conference being held at Keble College, Oxford. This year’s conference boasts an exceptional list of brilliant speakers discussing key topics of interest for […]
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