Law Society announces Chair of SRA Board
Date Published: 22-06-2009
Law Society announces Chair of SRA Board
As part of its role as approved regulator under the Legal Services Act, the Law Society is pleased to announce that Charles Plant has been appointed to the position of Chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board.
He will take up his new responsibilities on 1 January 2010. The appointment was made by a panel chaired by the former Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Elizabeth Filkin.
Charles Plant was for many years a partner at the leading London firm Herbert Smith, where he headed the commercial litigation practice. He is currently a consultant at the firm and chairman of the Governors of the College of Law.
Charles's previous experience includes serving on the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct between 1994 and 1999. The committee was responsible for helping modernise and improve the provision of legal services as well as advising on standards in legal education, training and conduct.
Paul Marsh, Law Society President, says: "Charles Plant is a solicitor and accredited mediator with vast experience of legal practice at home and abroad. I believe he is the ideal candidate to take forward the work of the SRA Board. His experience with the College of Law also gives him invaluable knowledge of legal education. I wish him every success in his appointment."
Charles Plant, says: "I know that the SRA Board - like other legal regulators - faces significant challenges in developing its approach to ensure that it is an effective modern regulator of firms of all shapes and sizes, including Alternative Business Structures. I look forward to leading the Board as it tackles those challenges, building on the work of Peter Williamson and his Board from 2006."
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Notes to Editors:
The former Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Elizabeth Filkin chaired the panel. The other members were Paul Marsh, Philip Hamer (Chair of the Law Society's Management Board), Bob Musgrove (lay member nominated by the Master of the Rolls) and Geoff Thompson (independent external assessor).
