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Come Join Us!

Membership of Tees Valley Law Society offers opportunities whether you are a qualified solicitor or other legal professional, or you are in the early stages of training.

Members are offered discounted rates for all of our training events, which are held locally and at the end of the working day to ensure the least disruption to you, your firm and your clients. We hold regular networking and social events where members can come together informally to discuss issues within the profession, but more importantly to share ideas.

Membership of TVLS is about offering support whether formally through involvement of the Council or more informally by sharing ideas about best practice with other firms. By becoming a member of TVLS there are opportunities to become involved in the running of the Society, whether through membership of Council or Committees or in a more informal role.

The application process is quick and simple and membership is great value. Join us today.

Green Paper On Corporate Governance Reform

Green Paper On Corporate Governance Reform

The Law Society submitted its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Green Paper on Corporate Governance Reform on 21 February.

BEIS sought views on:

  1. shareholder influence on executive pay;
  2. measures that could strengthen the connection between boards of directors and groups such as employees and small suppliers; and
  3. extending aspects of corporate governance applicable to listed companies to large privately-held companies.

The main points of the Law Society's extensive response were that the 'comply or explain' approach and the effective partnership in its application between the UK Listing Authority and the Financial Reporting Council has worked well and should be encouraged; and that recently enacted corporate governance reforms should be given enough time to take effect before making further changes.