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
  • Nicholas Heaton, Hogan Lovells International LLP
    Atlantic House Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG
    020 7296 5919
    nicholas.heaton@hoganlovells.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: Natalie Todd, PCB Litigation LLP
    4th Floor, 90 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EU
    020 7831 2691
    nt@pcblitigation.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
  • 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
  • John Rogerson - White & Case LLP
  • Julian Acratopulo - Clifford Chance LLP
  • Leigh Callaway - Fladgate LLP
  • Lois Horne - Macfarlanes LLP
  • Louise Dean - Government Legal Department
  • Marc Thorley - Baker & McKenzie 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 Langley - BDB Pitmans LLP
  • Roger Franklin - Edwin Coe LLP
  • Sophia Purkis - Fladgate LLP

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

09/06/21
Negotiations for UK to join trans-Pacific trade pact welcomed by Law Society

LSLA member, David Greene, comments on the trans-Pacific trade pact.

03/06/21
Tackling cyber threats as the pandemic abates

LSLA member, Leigh Callaway's, article on cyber risks during the pandemic in the Law Society Gazette.

10/05/21
COLD CASES: LIVING EXPENSES & FREEZING INJUNCTIONS

LSLA member, Natalie Todd, and Richard Swan's article on cold cases: living expenses and freezing injuctions.

30/04/21
Google data case to be heard in Supreme Court

LSLA member, Julian Copeman from Herbert Smith Freehills, comments on a landmark case alleging Google illegally tracked millions of iPhone users is

22/04/21
London Solicitor Litigation Association (LSLA) – Overdue Membership Payment for 2021

Dear Member,

21/04/21
Newsletter - April 2021

As lockdown eases we hope we shall all be able to see each other in person again soon.  However, in the meantime we continue to deal with as much a

21/04/21
Consultation on Guideline Hourly Rates – Civil Justice Council
20/04/21
Mental health: a call to the leaders of the legal profession

PLA Member, Elizabeth Carter's, piece on mental health in the legal profession  published in LawCaree

20/04/21
Lockdown's lessons for practising law

PLA Member, Susanne Buergi, on what lawyers have learned from a year of remote working has published in the Law Society Gazette page 32.

22/03/21
Corporate transactions under scrutiny

Click here to read LSLA members, Sophia Pu