Law Society notice

NOTICE

Annual general meeting - preliminary noticeThe annual general meeting of members of the Law Society will be held at the Society's Hall on Thursday, 15 July 2004 at 2.30pm.

By-law 17 provides that the business and order of business at an AGM shall be as follows:l The chair shall be taken under by-law 26;l Approval of the minutes of the previous general meeting;l Declaration of persons elected as auditors;l Declaration of persons elected as members of the council;l Reception of the annual report of the council;l Approval of the accounts signed by the auditors (circulated in summary form);l Any business introduced by the council;l Appropriate motions under by-law 15(1), the text of which has been published under by-law 16(2);l Any other business that may, consistent with the charter and by-laws, be introduced.By-law 15 provides that 30 or more members, or the president and secretary of a local law society authorised to do so, may give written notice of an appropriate motion to be moved at the AGM.

The notice must be received by the chief executive at least 42 clear days before the date of the meeting.

The notice may be accompanied by a statement of not more than I,000 words relating to the motion.Under by-law 16(2), only 'appropriate' motions may be included in the notice of the AGM, that is to say, motions that in the opinion of the council relate in substance to a matter affecting the affairs of the Law Society or of the solicitors' profession (see also by-law 95(1)).The last day by which, in accordance with by-law 14, nominations of candidates for election as auditors and, in accordance with by-law 15, notice of any motion to be moved at the AGM, must be received by the chief executive, the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL (DX 56 Lon/Ch Lane) is Wednesday, 2 June 2004.As required by by-law 57, the table set out below shows the number of vacancies to be filled in respect of constituencies and the reason for each vacancy.

There is also a non-constituency seat representing the Sole Practitioners Group that must be filled.

The last day by which, in accordance with by-law 57, nominations of candidates for these vacancies must be received by the chief executive is 19 May 2004.

TITLE OF CONSTITUENCY NO.

REASON FOR VACANCIES OF VACANCIES

Each of the following vacancies arises by the retirement in rotation under by-law 40(1)(c) of the Law Society Council members named below, except that the vacancy in Constituency No 5 - West London had already arisen by the resignation under by-law 40(1)(b) of Angus Andrew (a vacancy in this seat would have arisen by rotation in any event).

The vacancy in the seat representing the Sole Practitioners Group arises by the resignation under by-law 40(1)(b) of Angela Deacon.

No 2 The City of London 1 David Angus McIntoshNo 3 Holborn 1 Peter John WilliamsonNo 4 North East London 1 William Osborn BoyesNo 5 West London 1 Angus John AndrewNo 8 The City of Westminster 1 Charles Simon Jacques FraserNo 17 Dorset 1 Timothy Dermot Joseph O'SullivanNo 18 West Country and Gwent 1 Patricia Margaret LushNo 20 Mid and West Wales 1 Carolyn KirbyNo 24 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire 1 Albert William Heaselgrave*No 26 Merseyside and District 1 William Andrew Myers Holroyd OBENo 27 Manchester, Salford, Stockport and District 1 Nigel Gold Sidney DayNo 29 Cumbria and Lancaster 1 Hilary Ann SiddleNo 30 Northumbria 1 David George Michael Keating*No 31 Yorkshire 1 Philip Christopher HamerNo 34 Lincolnshire 1 Penelope OwstonNo 40 Essex 1 Brian Robert John Owen Hughes MBENon-constituency seatSole Practitioners Group 1 Angela Margaret Deacon

*Denotes that the member concerned has indicated that he or she is not proposing to stand for re-election.

By-law 44 provides that, subject to the provisions of by-laws 45 and 46, all retiring members of the council shall be eligible for re-election.