Lubna Shuja, alumna of the Law LLB course of the University of Westminster, has become the first Asian, first Muslim and the seventh woman to be President of the Law Society of England and Wales in its nearly 200-year history.
Lubna has been a solicitor since 1992 and a Mediator since 2005. She is dual qualified as a Civil and Family Mediator and she mediates all types of cases including contentious probate, property issues, contractual disputes, divorce, child access and employment problems.
Lubna specialises in disciplinary and professional regulation. She is a Chair for a number of regulators, chairing various Disciplinary, Regulatory, Professional Conduct, Fitness to Practise, Investigatory and Appeal Committees. She was also a Deputy Clerk at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for over 13 years, advising the Tribunal on law and procedure.
She joined the Law Society as a Council Member for Sole Practitioners in 2013, and was the Chair of the Law Society's Membership and Communications Committee for three years. She is also a member of the Law Society's Board and a member of the Birmingham Law Society Council.
The Law Society is an independent professional body for solicitors in England and Wales, run by and for their members. The Society functions as the voice of solicitors, aiming to drive excellence in the profession, safeguard the rule of law, and protect everyone's right to have access to justice. Members are supported in their businesses, areas of law, and with career opportunities, networking events and development training.
On the annual general meeting of Council and committee members, Lubna detailed the main aims of her presidency. She will continue to champion the role that solicitors play to ensure the rule of law is upheld and that there is access to justice for everyone, regardless of their circumstances. She plans to put a major focus on ethics to help members navigate its complexities and ever changing narrative. She will continue listening to member concerns, ideas and feedback, while also advocating for the English legal system on a global stage. Finally, Lubna recognises that more needs to be done to ensure equity within the profession, therefore she aims to break down barriers many people face while trying to access the profession or further their careers.
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