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30 January 2020 / Julian Acratopulo
Issue: 7872 / Categories: Opinion , Profession
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A president’s charter for change

The LSLA’s ‘Brexit’ President, Julian Acratopulo, signs off with the hope that the profession continues to work towards establishing a modern, diverse & inclusive profession

As my term as president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) draws to a close, I have been reflecting on my time over the last two years. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as the LSLA’s (London Solicitors Litigation Association’s) president. I have had the opportunity to meet and talk to people that I would not otherwise have encountered and I have benefited from and enjoyed those conversations enormously.

Brexit has, of course, been a constant theme and, whatever the remaining uncertainties, it is now clear that I will go down as the ‘Brexit president’. I remain optimistic, however, that the debate over recognition and enforcement issues that has been ever present over the last two years will quickly fade.

Those issues should not involve significant political currency and ultimately there is a mutual interest on all sides to resolve

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