This Human Rights Day Chris Topping, Director & Head of Actions Against Police, was featured in the Liverpool Echo discussing the importance of justice in shaping our city of Liverpool:

As we mark Human Rights Day 2018, I'm extremely honoured to be announced as the President of the Liverpool Law Society for the next year. 

It has been a privilege to practise law in Liverpool for over 20 years and Human Rights Day offers a chance to reflect on the role justice has played in shaping so many facets of our city life.

In 2016 , Liverpool fans were vindicated by the Hillsborough inquest findings; this triumph set our communities on the path to recovery after years of pain, while the positive transformation in police and community relations I've witnessed since I was a younger lawyer working in Toxteth is also incredibly heartening.

Although we have made great strides, there remains much to do in tackling all forms of discrimination and unconscious bias, 2019 will mark a centenary of women working in the law - this is a milestone to celebrate, but also highlights the shocking lack of women in senior legal roles and the work needed to ensure gender equality in the profession.

 Everyone who aspires to a career in the law should have a route into the profession - social bias deserves no place in determining who enters our legal system. In order to share this message with the next generation, we continue to work closely with the Social Mobility Foundation to engage with Liverpool schools and highlight potential legal career options.

As we celebrate Human Rights Day 2018, I look forward to continuing the great work of my Liverpool Law Society predecessors by striving to ensure our city's legal sector rejects bias, embraces diversity, and nurtures tolerance and the imagination required to see the value in the "other". 

Chris will become President of Liverpool Law Society on Tuesday 11th December - we're all very proud of him at Broudie Jackson Canter and Jackson Lees.