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LYL 162 New.Indd Leeds Law Society February 2020 The Offi cial Journal of Leeds Law Society Issue 162 The year ahead Members of the Leeds and Yorkshire profession offer a glimpse of what’s to come for them in 2020 Focus News Society Profi le Comment YLST is holding several A new property litigation The Leeds Annual Legal Georgina Parkin is the Patrick Walker heads fundraising events to fi rm has established its Dinner is taking place on recently appointed south (but not for long!) support access to justice national headquarters 12 March 2020 managing director of in Leeds Truth Legal Premium Residential <0.25Ha Environmental | Flood | Ground Stability | Energy & Infrastructure Report Details Subject Site Address: Requested by: Sample, Sample Sample Grid Reference: Date: E: 123456 | N: 123456 27/04/2018 Report Reference: Report ID: Sample 1000085407 Professional Opinion Air Quality Index: Some Polluted Areas 1.ENVIRONMENTAL PASS (See 1.25) No further recommendations This page should always be read in conjunction with the full report. 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Tel: 01732 755 180 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.futureclimateinfo.com AFFILIATE MEMBER Contents Leeds Law Society 62 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2EE DX 12079 Leeds Tel: 0113 245 4997 EDITORIAL Editor: Mark Dugdale 01423 851 150 The Offi cial Journal of Leeds Law Society February 2020 | Issue 162 [email protected] Premium Residential <0.25Ha Founding Editor: Environmental | Flood | Ground Stability | Energy & Infrastructure Social & Charity 20 Ian McCombie Views Blacks Solicitors raises £12k+ for Report Details Subject Site Leeds Mind, Simpson Millar Leeds PRODUCTION Leeds Annual Legal Dinner 04 Address: Requested by: o ce rallies to help raise £32,000 Sample, Sample Sample Head of design: Taking place on 12 March 2020 Compton Sheldon for Headway, family law experts in Grid Reference: Date: at the Queen’s Hotel in Leeds, the E: 123456 | N: 123456 27/04/2018 She eld raise money in memory of Leeds Annual Legal Dinner will be a Report Reference: Report ID: ADVERTISING Vanessa Fox, and Wilkin Chapman Sample 1000085407 Project manager: spectacular evening festive stride-outs to support eight Professional Opinion Matt Gotting veterans Air Quality Index: Some Polluted Areas 1.ENVIRONMENTAL PASS (See 1.25) 01423 851 150 President’s Column 05 No further recommendations [email protected] This page should always be read in conjunction with the full Emma Pearmaine on business report. 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