Presidental Message: PRESIDENT INTRODUCES CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION ISSUES
In January 2012, the President, Imelda McMillan, welcomed the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists RCSLT), the Department of Justice NI and the Youth Justice Agency to Law Society House for a unique conference on communication issues affecting victims and offenders.
The conference which had been organised by the RCSLT, DOJ NI and NI Youth Justice brought together legal and health practitioners as well as the Justice Minister, David Ford.
Commenting on the event the President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, Mrs Imelda McMillan said:
The Law Society is delighted to have hosted today’s event and to have contributed to the discussion highlighting the communication issues facing offenders. Solicitors have experience of the communication barriers and difficulties which many young offenders face and we welcome today’s event as a positive step in addressing this important issue.
