Law Council attends the Opening of the Legal Year of England and Wales
30 October 2026
Caption: International bar leaders attending the Opening of the Legal Year. Photo credit: Law Society of England and Wales.
Law Council President Tania Wolff, President-elect Elizabeth Shearer and Head, International Charlotte Stubbs, attended the Opening of the Legal Year in London from 30 September – 1 October 2026.
The delegation attended ceremonial events to mark the Opening of the Legal Year, including a service at Westminster Abbey and the Lord Chancellor’s Reception. President Wolff had the honour of delivering the fraternal address at the Opening of the Legal Year dinner at Lincoln’s Inn, co-hosted by the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Law Society of England and Wales.
President Wolff also participated in the annual Bar Leaders’ Discussion on how bar associations and law societies can stand up for the rule of law.
Law Council representatives also attended the Commonwealth Bar Leaders Meeting and a joint Law Society of England and Wales/LAWASIA seminar on the business of law in the Asia Pacific.
Caption: Law Council President Tania Wolff with (L-R) Andy Slaughter KC MP, Solicitor General for England and Wales, Kirsty Brimelow KC, Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales; Barbara J. Howard, President of the American Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN, The Rt Hon Alex Norris MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP, Attorney General, for England and Wales and Mark Evans, President of the Law Society of England and Wales.
Captions: Photo 1 – Tania Wolff and Elizabeth Shearer with Brett Dixon, Deputy President of the Law Society of England and Wales, at the Opening of the Legal Year service at Westminster Abbey. Photo 2 – Tania Wolff and Elizabeth Shearer at the Law Society of England and Wales.
Last Updated on 29/10/2026