Congratulations are in order for our own Chris Topping, who was voted in today as Vice President for the Liverpool Law Society.

Chris Topping has been one of the Directors of what is now Jackson Lees since 1993. He was a trainee solicitor with Jackson Canter under the watchful eye of Andrew Holroyd as his principal. Having worked in the Princes Road office, he then managed one of the branches in Scotland Road for 10 years, before moving to the city centre from where he now practices.

Chris is in charge of the Broudie Jackson Canter Actions against the Police department which has developed a national reputation for dealing with complaints and claims of Police malpractice. He has been recognised in the Chambers Guide as one of the leading solicitors in the country in this area of work. He was, until recently, a member of the Law Society Mental Health Tribunal Panel and has conducted over 500 tribunals representing those whose liberty has been removed under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Chris joined the Liverpool Law Society Access to Justice Committee in 2011 and was a Chair for the committee for several years, and was honoured by The Law Society at the 2016 Excellence Awards when he won the prestigious Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award.

Of the achievement, Chris commented:

I am delighted to have been appointed as the Vice President of Liverpool Law Society. It is a great honour to help shape the future of an organisation which has existed for nearly 200 years. It is also an opportunity for me to ensure that the areas of law that I am passionate about are not missed off the agenda. The Liverpool Law Society has always been at the forefront of campaigning on issues of justice and I hope to maintain that proud tradition whilst in office.