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Welcome to Middlesex Law Society
It is my privilege to have been elected as the President of MLS for the 52nd year of the society’s service. This position has been held by very experienced senior and high calibre Lawyers, including an academic like Professor Malcolm Davies. I will try my very best to live and serve to their standards and to the satisfaction of the members at large.
For those who have not heard about me, I am the Partner of Sriharans Solicitors and we are based in Southall, Middlesex. I am a third generation lawyer. I am familiar with the traditions and the service of the society because my husband Mr A Sriharan has served in the committee since 1987 and also as a President of the society. I too have served in the committee and also had the privilege of serving as the Vice President to Malcolm Davies and Simon Hobbs. They were excellent Presidents and it will be a hard act to follow. I will do my best to lift the profile of the society.
When I became a lawyer my father gave me some advice that ‘If we can’t defend ourselves we are not fit to defend our clients’. Furthermore he added that we should not be “undergoers” but we should be “overcomers”.
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I request all the members, to keep the hope alive and expect good times to come. We belong to a profession which by nature a very definition may call itself ‘the noblest profession in the world’ and in today’s world lawyers not only contribute but are in fact fundamental for the survival of democratic and civil society.
I have always held the view that The Law Society in Chancery lane should play a role as a trade union to defend and look after the best interest of the profession. The recent changes appear to have brought The Law Society nearly to that dream. I was proud to see The Law Society applying for Judicial Review to protect the interest of the solicitors. Mr Hudson and Ms Linda Lee are passionately looking into the interest of the Solicitors.
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Our MLS is blessed with an excellent Council member, Mr Michael Garson. who is very forthright and makes an impact in the council not only as the member of our Constituency but also for the benefit of all Solicitors in England and Wales. He is not only a vociferous council member but also an academic. I am proud to say that the TVU has recently awarded him with the Honorary Professorship.
We have planned an extensive training programme for members. We have also planned social events to have fun and to raise funds in the coming years.
Last year’s annual dinner dance hosted by my predecessor Simon Hobbs was an enjoyable and successful event. The people who attended are still relishing the enjoyment they had. I am keen to repeat the annual dinner dance and expect all members and their friends not to miss out.
I would like all the members to seek out your solicitor friends who have not yet joined the society to become members. They can attend courses at a subsidised cost and also can take part in many social events.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any of your concerns or for information.
Renuka Sriharan
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