The Right Honourable The Lord Woolf of Barnes to be Patron of the Disability Law Service.
The Disability Law Service is proud to announce that Lord Woolf has agreed to be its patron as of July 2006.
Lord Woolf said of his appointment:
" I am delighted to be Patron of the Disability Law Service as I am well aware of how important the service is for disabled people. Disability law is, through no one's fault, both complex and inaccessible and we are greatly indebted to the Disability Law Service as they are always available to explain and campaign for the rights of the disabled."
The Trustees of the Disability Law Service are delighted, and Director Linda Clarke commented:
“We are honoured that Lord Woolf will be joining us in the quest to achieve equality within society for all disabled people. Especially as Lord Woolf is such a practiced champion in identifying, protecting and honouring the rights of individuals.“
Lord Woolf’s reputable career began in 1955 when he was called to the Bar and since that time he has been appointed from junior counsel to first Treasury Counsel (Common Law), to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in 1979, to the Lord Justice of Appeal in 1986 and to a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1992.
Between 1996 and 2000 he held the position of Master of the Rolls and in 2000 was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. During this appointment he produced a landmark insightful report recommending the reform of the civil justice system.
Lord Woolf from retired as Lord Chief Justice in September 2005 to join Blackstone Chambers to work as a mediator, helping people to resolve their disputes, as well as acting as an arbitrator, judging private disputes.