The Law Society has responded to the resignation of Antony Townsend as chief executive of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, president of the Law Society, said:
'Antony Townsend has been with the SRA from the start, and has worked tirelessly and selflessly to create a modern regulator for solicitors.
'He can take credit for many developments at the SRA and never wavered from his robust commitment to establishing it as a public interest regulator. We wish him well in his future career.'
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