Constituencies

Last updated: 25 June 2013

The Law Society council seats cover geographical and non-geographical constituencies. Following the 2013 Council election, the council is now as follows (terms of office are four years except where indicated otherwise):

Geographical constituencies

2 - The City of London: Paul Barnes 3 - Holborn: Fraser Whitehead 8 - The City of Westminster: Jeffrey Forrest 12 - Inner Sussex: Patrick Richards 16 - Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Andrew Caplen 22 - Coventry and Warwickshire: Colin Witherall 26 - Merseyside and District: Richard Barnett 27 - Manchester, Salford, Stockport & District (nomination procedure invoked, response deadline 5 July 2013) 28 - Central Lancashire and Northern Greater Manchester: Joe Egan 31 - Yorkshire: Keith Hardington 32 - Derbyshire and East Staffordshire: Tony Russell 33 - Nottinghamshire: Alan Radford 36 - Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire: Mike Williams 37 - Hertfordshire: Paul Davies 39 - Suffolk and North Essex: Roger Buston 42 - Bristol: Ian Kelcey

Non-geographical constituencies - seats filled by election

Child Care Law: Denise Lester Civil Litigation: Keith Etherington Commercial Property (unfilled - in abeyance) Crown Prosecution Service: Emma Garnett Ethnic Minorities (3): Sundeep Bhatia, Philip Kim, Nwabueze Nwokolo EU Matters: Davina Garrod Government Legal Service: Simon Harker Housing Law: Timothy Crook Immigration Law: Laura Devine International Practice: David Greene Junior Lawyers Division - Solicitor: Beth Forrester Junior Lawyers Division - Trainee (including LPC Students): Catherine Melis - for two years Residential Conveyancing: Nicholas Gurney-Champion Voluntary Sector: Sara Chandler

Non-geographical constituencies - seats filled by nomination

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers: John Spencer Black Solicitors' Network: Yvonne Brown Commerce and Industry Group (2): Clare Belcher, John Bleasdale Criminal Defence: Joy Merriam Employment Lawyers Association: Clive Dobbin Forum of Insurance Lawyers: Nichola Evans Junior Lawyers Division - Solicitor: Kat Gibson - for one year Law Management Section: Paul Widdup Lawyers in Local Government (2): Beverley Cullen, Maria Memoli Lawyers with Disabilities Division: David Merkel Legal Aid Practitioners' Group: Nicola Mackintosh Private Client Section: Helen Clarke Solicitor Sole Practitioners Group (2): Ian Lithman, Lubna Shuja Women Lawyers Division (3): Sarah Austin, Christina Blacklaws, Stephanie Boyce