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The 3rd London Legal Sponsored Walk
The 3rd London Legal walk was held on 14 May 2007. Over 1800 lawyers registered to walk and they raised over £200,000 for London’s legal advice charities.
Thanks to the lead walkers who included:
The Rt Hon the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers – The Lord Chief Justice
The Rt Hon Sir Anthony Clarke – The Master of the Rolls
Fiona Woolf – The President of the Law Society
Geoffrey Vos QC – The Chair of the Bar Council
Alan Caig – The President of ILEX
District Judge Stephen Gerlis – Chair of the London Association of District Judges
Michael Walker C.B.E. – Hon Secretary of the Association of District judges
Lord Davidson of Glen Cova QC – The Advocate General of Scotland
Teams included:
a team from the Royal Courts of Justice which included 6 Appeal Court Judges and 8 High Court Judges;
a team of 14 District Judges from the London Association of District Judges;
Teams from 23 of the top 25 City law firms; and
a dozen teams from chambers.
Thank you to all the walkers and especially to the team leaders.
Pictures will be posted ASAP.
Thank you to:
Sony Ericsson for sponsoring the walk
Weil, Gotshal and Manges for sponsoring the after-walk drinks
Clifford Chance for sponsoring table magic
and Archive Acumen for supplying the quiz and raffle prizes.
The Law Society as ever for fantastic support and hosting the end of the walk.
And everyone who helped to organise the walk – special thanks to Emma Shaw at Allen & Overy.
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