BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you consider making a contribution?

No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £5, it will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!



BAILII [Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback]

United Kingdom Judiciary Speeches
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Judiciary Speeches >> Lord Burnett of Maldon, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales:: Inauguration of David Green, Law Society President [2020] UKSpeech 3E73H (15 October 2020)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/other/speeches/2020/3E73H.html
Cite as: [2020] UKSpeech 3E73H

[New search] [Printable PDF version] [Help]

Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Inauguration of David Green, Law Society President



  1. I am delighted to have been asked to contribute a video clip for the remote inauguration of David Greene as the 176thPresident of the Law Society. He assumes office at a time when the legal profession and the nation are under severe strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and also as the United Kingdom forges a new place in the world as its relationship with the European Union changes.
  2. May I first congratulate David on his appointment and wish him well during his term of office. May I also pay tribute to the work of his predecessor, Simon Davis, who was an outstanding President during increasingly difficult times. A close relationship between the solicitors' profession and the judiciary is an important underpinning feature of the administration of justice in England and Wales and I look forward to forging a strong and productive working relationship with your new President, as I did with his predecessor.

A HTML version of this speech is not available click here or view below the pdf version : Speech

BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/other/speeches/2020/3E73H.html