Sitting at my desk, as the first Law Society President blogger, news reaches of me of another bold step into the future – that the Lord Chief Justice is to de-wig judges hearing civil cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal from October. For me it’s always exciting to hear about how the judiciary continues to modernise itself apace.
With all this modernisation, it’s a bit strange to find myself in an arcane world of woolsacks, knickerbockers and breeches. The Legal Services Bill, which the Law Society is taking an active interest in, currently finds itself at the committee stage in the House of Lords – which is a very curious place to be.
