Welcoming the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to the Law Society this morning, Law Society vice president Nick Fluck said it gave the Law Society great pleasure to host the inaugural Robert Oakeshott memorial lecture.
The lecture was delivered by the deputy prime minister, in memory of Robert Oakeshott, who championed the cause of worker co-operatives and employee ownership in the UK and around the world.
As part of his lecture, Nick Clegg referred to the Nuttall Review, a piece of work commissioned by the government and undertaken by solicitor Graeme Nuttall; a strong advocate of the benefits employee ownership has for people and business.
In his opening address, Nick Fluck commented:
'Many people think that lawyers default position is 'no' but Graeme has done what lawyers do best: problem solve, persuade and provide a compelling argument, and he admits in his review much of that is down to his meeting with the 'persuasive founder of the Employee Ownership Association'.'
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