Access to Legal Advice for Older Londoners

Age UK London and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are hosting a joint conference to ensure older Londoners can access legal advice.

This conference will cover access to legal advice for older Londoners and will:

• Be aimed at older people's organisations and older individuals interested in circulating the information.

• Increase understanding of the regulation of solicitors and the role of the SRA

• Provide information on recent changes that have taken place.

• Offer the opportunity to feed into the SRA’s future strategy to make sure your views are taken into account

• Highlight support available to help people find and choose the legal support they need

The Solicitors Regulation Authority set the ethical and professional standards that are expected from solicitors, and from law firms as well as the people that work in those firms.

Age UK London is the London-wide charity that campaigns for an Age-friendly London.

Event Programme:

10:00 – 10:30 Registration | Teas & Coffee

10:30 – 10:40 Welcome and Aims | Imogen Clark, Chair, Age UK London

10:40 – 11:00 The role of the SRA | Jane Malcolm Executive Director, SRA

• How we can help people and those working on their behalf (eg. Legal Choices)
• Recent reforms
• Opportunity for people to share experience of legal services - in particular what are the barriers to people accessing legal services
• Access to justice and trends in the market

11:00 – 11:20 Q&A

11:20 – 11.30 Tea Break

11:30 – 11:45 The SRA’s proposed strategic priorities | Ben Fisher Head of External Communications, SRA

11:45 – 12:30 Breakout group discussions (six groups of 10) The breakout will aim to get feedback on our proposed strategic priorities:

• High standards - how important are they?
• Innovation and technology - opportunity and risks?
• Issues - what is on the horizon?

12:30 – 13:00 Feedback from Group Discussions

13:00 – 13:10 Actions going forward | Imogen Clark Chair, Age UK London

13:10 Lunch and Close