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06 June 2019
Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Law Commission boosts the board

The Law Commission has announced the appointment of Joshua Rozenberg and Baroness Deech as non-executive members of the board

Joshua, the only full-time journalist to be appointed as an honorary QC, is a legal commentator and former BBC correspondent who has written for the Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. Baroness Ruth Deech was appointed a crossbench peer in the House of Lords in 2005. Her prior roles include serving as chair of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, as BBC governor, and chair of the Bar Standards Board.

Chairman of the Law Commission, Sir Nicholas Green, said: ‘I am delighted to welcome both Joshua Rozenberg and Baroness Deech to the Law Commission and we look forward to them joining us over the coming weeks.

‘Their experience and knowledge will be indispensable as we strive to make the law as fair, modern, simple and cost-effective as possible.’

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