Our Chair, Monisha Shah, meets with people from across the legal services profession and beyond to understand the opportunities and challenges facing the sector. We are keen to explore how regulation can help ensure the best outcomes for the public and people who need and use legal services.
This page lists the people our Chair has met and meetings attended. (Note: this is not as exhaustive list).
April 2026 – March 2027
October 2026
- Opening of the legal year
September 2026
- International Conference of Legal Regulators
- Matthew Swindells, Chair of Citizens Advice
- Tom Hayhoe, Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel
- MOJ/LSB Quarterly meeting
- Morag Ellis, Chair of the Faculty Office
July 2026
- Daniel Hardman-Smart, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- David Bailey-Vella, Chair of the Association of Cost Lawyers
- Regulator 4Way: Legal Services Board and the Bar Council
- Regulator 4Way: Legal Services Board and The Law Society
- Caroline Corby, Chair of the Professional Standards Authority
- Brian Rogers, The Access Group
- Bill Matthews, Chair of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board
- Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls
June 2026
- Ministry of Justice Legal Profession Summer Reception
- Chris Bones, Chair of the Bar Standards Board
- David Heath, Chair of Cost Lawyers Standards Board
- Ric Blakeway, Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints
- Kirsty Brimelow, Chair of the Bar Council
- David Whitmore, Chair and Matthew Maxwell Scott, Chief Executive of the Consumer Legal Association
- Ailís Lockhart, Registrar, Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service and Andy Russell, Director of the Council of the Inns of Court
- Nick Donlevy, Chief Operating Officer at Ministry of Justice
- Eileen Milner, Chair of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
- Jonathan Rees, Chair of CILEx Regulation.
- Clare Carter and Ruth Daniels, joint Chief Executives of the Access to Justice Foundation
May 2026
- Judicial and Legal Diversity Board inaugural meeting
- Tom Hayhoe, Chair, Legal Services Consumer Panel
- Dame Janet Paraskeva, Chair of Council for Licensed Conveyancers
- Amerdeep Clarke, Chair of The Law Society
April 2026
- Introductory Meeting with the Public Bodies Review Team
- A meeting with Anna Bradley, Chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Clive Thomas, one of the Joint Chairs and a Committee Member from the Pro Bono Committee for Wales in Swansea
- Roundtable with legal services stakeholders in Swansea, hosted by Legal News Wales. This included representatives from universities, law firms, advice agencies and regulators, including Redkite Solicitors, Newfields Law, CJCH Solicitors, Watkins & Gunn Solicitors, DW Harris & Co Solicitors, JCP Solicitors, University of Wales Trinity St David, JMD Law, Robertsons Solicitors, Swansea University, Solicitors Regulation Authority and CILEx.
- In her opening remarks, Monisha explained that she was in listening mode, given that she was very early on in her tenure.
- We have published a blog covering the discussion and the insights we took away.
- Meeting with all LSB staff
- House of Commons Justice Select Committee (Access to Justice)