If you are a member of the professionDerby & District Law Society is a membership-only organisation which exists to represent and to further the interests of the Solicitor's profession within the Society's local area. We act as a forum within which members of the profession can meet to discuss developments in the content and/or conduct of the law which affect them and/or their clients locally, and make representations to decision-makers.
We do this via a series of ten specialist Sub-Committees: - Professional & Regulatory Purposes
- Finance
- Education & Training
- Social
- Civil Litigation
- Family Law
- Criminal Litigation
- Property Law
- Probate, Wills, Trusts & Elderly Client
- Business Law
We forge links via our PR and Parliamentary Liaison Officer with local MPs, MEPs and other key local regional and national figures of influence. We organise a local programme of accredited CPD training events (click Training button for details of current courses) which allow members of the profession to maintain their knowledge of the law for the benefit of their clients, and to develop business management skills. We organise social events which provide opportunities to meet, mix and network for both business and social purposes, culminating in the hugely popular Annual Dinner at Pride Park in February each year. We publish a six-weekly Bulletin to keep Members up to date with what is going on locally. The Bulletin is also available on this web-site in the Members only section.
We also offer a dedicated telephone line (01283 815030) for the use of both the public and the profession for dealing with general enquiries. Management structureThe Society is managed on a day-to-day basis by an Administator, under the direction of the Full Committee, which meets quarterly. Chaired by the President, the Full Committee also comprises the Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Vice-President, Deputy Vice-President, Immediate Past President (the six Officers) and up to 18 ordinary Members . A Standing Committee (the Officers) also meets quarterly, between Full Committee meetings, to deal with issues arising in the interim.
The Officers and Committee members are appointed/reappointed each year at the AGM, held in April. Full Committee Members(*= Ex-officio: members of Full and Standing Committees. †= Attends Committee meetings by invitation) | President*Nigel Anderson,
Anderson Partnership,
Chesterfield
01246 220737
nigel@andersonslaw.co.uk | Vice-President*Mark Collins,
Bakewells,
Derby
01332 348791
mark.collins@bakewells.co.uk | Deputy Vice-President*Julia Saunders,
Moody & Woolley,
Derby
01332 344221
js@moodyandwoolley.com | Honorary Secretary*Arthur Titterton,
Hardy Miles Titterton,
South Normanton
01773 580280
atitterton@hmtlegal.com | Honorary Treasurer*Julia Saunders,
Moody & Woolley,
Derby
01332 344221
js@moodyandwoolley.com | Immediate Past President*Quentin Robbins,
Broadbents,
Derby
01332 369090
alisonlambley@btconnect.com | Public Relations Officer Mark Collins,
Bakewells,
Derby
01332 348791
mark.collins@bakewells.co.uk | Derby (City) CLSP LiasonVacant | Constituency Council Representative, Derbyshire †John Calladine,
c/o Robinsons,
Derby
Tel: 01332 291431
docdot@hippocrat.freeserve.co.uk | Derby Young Lawyers †Joanne Green
Smith Partnership,
Derby
01332 225225
joanne.green@smithpartnership.co.uk | Parliamentary Liason Officer Mary Honeyben,
Elliot Mather,
Chesterfield
01246 231288
mary.honeyben@elliotmather.co.uk | Solicitors' Benevolent Association Area RepresentativePeter Lord,
9 Larkhill,
Swanwick,
DE55 1DD
01773 541753
peter@fsworld.co.uk | Other Full Committee MembersFiona Apthorpe, Robinsons, Derby01332 254124 (Direct line); fiona.apthorpe@robinsons-solicitors.co.uk
Judith Barnes, Timms, Burton; 01283 561531; judith.barnes@timmssol.co.uk
Dawn Bentley, Miles & Cash, Heanor; Tel: 01773 530000
Andrew Cochrane, Flint Bishop & Barnett, Derby; 01332 340211; njrennie@fbandb.com
Graham Dean, The Smith Partnership, Derby; Tel: 01332 225225; grahamd@smithpartnership.co.uk
Lesley Goodman, Broadbents, Derby: 01332 369090; alisonlambley@btconnect.com
David Hardy, Hardy Miles Titterton, Ripley; 01773 747000; dhardy@hmtlegal.com
Karen Hughes, Flint Bishop, Derby; 01332 340211; khughes@fbandb.com
Sue Jennings, Derby University/Robinsons, Derby; (m) 07946 609436; robskelding@squarise.co.uk
Sarah Nash, Robinsons, Derby; Tel: 01332 291431; sarah.nash@robinsons-solicitors.co.uk
Lewis Rose, OBE, Flint Bishop, Derby; Tel: 01332 226127; lmrose@flintbishop.co.uk
Susan Woodall, OMW Solicitors, Burton; 01283 530333; sw@omwsolicitors.co.uk
Stephen Woolley, Robinsons, Derby; 01332 291431; stephen.woollet@robinsons-solicitors.co.uk |
Sub Committees
(Sub-Committee Secretary shown in bold)
| Professional/Regulatory PurposesSubsumed into the Full Committee Ð working groups to be convened according to the subject at hand. | FinanceNigel Anderson, Mark Collins, Quentin Robbins, Julia Saunders, Arthur Titterton | Civil LitigationStephen Woolley, Nigel Anderson, Mary Honeyben, Judith Barnes, John Calladine, David Hardy, Paul Hackney (01332 348484), Stephen Savage (01332 364436), | Family LawFiona Apthorpe, Arthur Titterton, Christine Ball (01283 530333), Sharon Busby (01332 347300), Diana Copestake (01332 372372), Tim Evans (01246 211006), Ruth Jones (01332 346084), Naomi Hickman (01332 364436), Nadeem Khan (01332 726992), Julia Saunders (01332 344221). | Criminal LitigationQuentin Robbins, Nicola Hunter, Andrew Cash (01332 372372), Kevin Waddingham (01332 200206), Chris Hallas (01332 362509), Andrew Oldroyd (01332 346084), Jonathan Taaffe (01246 209773). | Property LawVacant, Susan Woodall, Adrian Crowther (01332 340211), Rachel Bale (01283 561531), Natalia Delgado (01246 231288), Sally Gill (01246 231288), Stephen Gordon (01246 270112), Michael Taylor (01773 822333), Hugh Walford (01773 823999), Elizabeth Wallis (01629 812613), Andrew Cross (01629 582308), Charlotte Rosser (01332 291431). | Probate/Wills/Trusts incl. Elderly ClientSarah Nash, Duncan Lyon (01773 744744), Nadine Waldron (01332 348484), Anne Weaver (01332 340211), Lionel Conner. | Business LawJenny Eades (01332 361000), Michael Copestake, Andrew Cochrane, John Fleming | Education & TrainingSue Jennings, Judith Barnes, and all Sub-Committee Secretaries. |
MembershipMembership of the Society costs £45+VAT pa for Partners/Head of Department (if employed) and £30+VAT pa for assistant Solicitors.
Please note that membership is only open to admitted Solicitors, although many of the Society's events are open to trainees, legal exec's and others on similar terms. |
