In conversation with Lubna Shuja, President of the Law Society

• This event will take place at the William Barry Theatre.

Join us for a conversation with Lubna Shuja, the first Asian and first Muslim President of the Law Society of England and Wales, followed by a Q&A session chaired by Clive Coleman, the BBC's former legal affairs correspondent.

Lubna Shuja is the first Asian, the first Muslim, and only the 7th female to become President of the Law Society of England and Wales, which represents 200,000 solicitors.

Lubna works with a number of professional regulators. She is currently an Adjudicator Chair of Social Work England’s Fitness to Practise Committee, a Legally Qualified Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Fitness to Practise Committee, and a Chair of the General Chiropractic Council’s Investigating Committee. Lubna was a Chair of the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service and a Chair for the Disciplinary Committees of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, as well as a Deputy Clerk at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Clive Coleman's career takes in barrister, award-winning journalist, broadcaster, playwright, and screenwriter. Clive is now a Senior Partner at award-winning Legal and Litigation PR firm, Maltin PR specialising in class action and group litigation. Prior to that as the BBC’s Legal Correspondent between 2010-2020, Clive was the face and voice of legal coverage and analysis across the BBC news output on radio, television, and the website.

Schedule:

• Registration - 6pm - 6:30pm.
• Talk with Lubna Shuja, Q&A with Clive Coleman - 6:30pm - 7:30pm.
• Networking and Refreshments - 7:30pm - 8:30pm.