By Barbara Whittle
The President of the International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives (IILACE), Cord Brügmann, announced that effective 1 February, Director of the Law Society of Namibia, Retha Steinmann, will become President of IILACE.
Ms Steinmann has served as the Vice President of IILACE for the past year and a half and has served on the executive from 2008. Ms Steinmann is the only African serving on the committee.
IILACE is an association of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of law societies and Bar associations from around the world. It is a unique forum where CEOs exchange views and information of common interest to the legal profession, locally, regionally and internationally. It supports the role of law societies and Bar associations and promotes the rule of law.
Barbara Whittle, Communication Manager, Law Society of South Africa, barbara@lssa.org.za
This article was first published in De Rebus in 2018 (Jan/Feb) DR 16.