LSLA
London Solicitors Litigation Association

Current officers

  • President: Chris Bushell , Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Exchange House Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG
    DX: 28 Chancery Lane
    020 7466 2187
    020 7098 5168
    Chris.Bushell@hsf.com
  • Immediate past-president: Julian Acratopulo, Clifford Chance
    10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ
    DX: 149120
    020 7006 1000
    julian.acratopulo@cliffordchance.com
  • Membership Secretary: Ceri Morgan, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP,
    Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG.
    020 7466 2948
    ceri.morgan@hsf.com
  • Hon Secretary: Gavin Foggo, Fox Williams LLP
    10 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AF
    020 7614 2543
    020 7628 2100
    gfoggo@foxwilliams.com
  • Hon Treasurer: Richard Langley, BDB Pitmans LLP
    One Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7BL
    020 7783 3720
    richardlangley@bdbpitmans.com

Main committee

  • Andy McGregor - Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
  • Caroline Field - Fox & Partners
  • Ceri Morgan - Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • Charles Balmain - White & Case LLP
  • Chris Bushell - Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • Damian Taylor - Slaughter and May
  • David Greene - Edwin Coe LLP
  • David Owen - Barclays Bank PLC
  • Ed Crosse - Simmons & Simmons LLP
  • Elaina Bailes - Stewarts
  • Francesca Kaye - Chancery Master
  • Gavin Foggo - Fox Williams LLP
  • Georgina Squire - Rosling King LLP
  • Jason Woodland - Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
  • John Bramhall - DAC Beachcroft LLP
  • John McElroy - Hausfeld & Co LLP
  • Julian Acratopulo - Clifford Chance LLP
  • Leigh Callaway - Fladgate LLP
  • Lois Horne - Macfarlanes LLP
  • Mary Young - Kingsley Napley LLP
  • Natalie Osafo, Stewarts Law LLP
  • Natalie Todd, PCB Litigation LLP
  • Nicholas Heaton - Hogan Lovells International LLP
  • Nikki Edwards - Temple Bright
  • Patrick Wheeler - Collyer Bristow LLP
  • Richard Foss - Kingsley Napley LLP
  • Richard Langley - BDB Pitmans LLP
  • Roger Franklin - Edwin Coe LLP
  • Sophia Purkis - Fladgate LLP
  • Stephen Cromie - Government Legal Department

Benefits for Members

  • Lectures

    Each spring and autumn the LSLA holds a series of lectures on issues of topical concern. The quality of speakers  pays testament to the esteem in which the LSLA is held.

    Events & Lectures

  • E-Newsletter

    The LSLA's monthly e-newsletter keeps all members up to date with the many activities of the Association, as well as providing a forum for debate.

    E-Newsletter

  • Consultations

    There are a significant number of consultations on issues that impact on our members.  The LSLA notifies its members about ongoing consultations and debates, solicits comments and views, responds to consultations, and provides feedback on the outcomes.

    Consultations and Responses

  • Dinners

    The Association holds two dinners each year. A formal Dinner takes place in the autumn. The Dinner which follows our AGM in March is a more informal event at which a speaker is invited to lead a discussion on a matter of topical interest on a "Chatham House" basis.

    Events

  • Junior LSLA

    The Junior LSLA is for members of the profession of eight years PQE or less.  It provides seminars, networking events and E-news.

    Junior Site

Recent Updates

30/11/20
Lower value claims may escape disclosure ‘sledgehammer'

Rachel Rothwell interivew LSLA and Disclosure Working Group member, Ed Crosse.

12/11/20
Foreign Lawyers and Privilege

Jason Woodland, Peters and Peters writes on Foreign Lawyers and Priviege in the Law Society Gazette p29.

05/11/20
The rock and the stream – who wins in the disclosure pilot?

Guest post by Avneet Baryan, an associate at Rosling King and committee member of the Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association

06/10/20
Customer Payments: Held to Account
Processing customer payments: key litigation risks for banks examine
06/10/20
Climate Change Litigation: Taking the Temperature

John McElroy & Luke Grimes examine climate change litigation in England and Wales.

30/09/20
Diversity and inclusion: work in progress

Chris Bushell, President of the LSLA on diversity & inclusion in the legal profession.

30/09/20
Edmund Nourse QC’s 11 February 2020 lecture on “A ‘simplistic’ guide to attribution in companies
18/09/20
Should there be a right to banking?

LSLA members, Mary Young and Rebecca Niblock, Kingsley Napley, write in the Gazette (pages 25-26) on whether there shoudl be a right to banking.

17/09/20
Newsletter - September 2020

This month’s newsletter reports on our recent activities and looks forward to the events we have planned for the end of 2020.

17/09/20
Your LSLA Membership – overdue by 2 years

Dear Member,

Re: Your LSLA Membership