Tom’s Bencher Engagement Community
The place where we connect on issues facing the justice sector.
Hello!
My name is Tom Spraggs. I’m proud to be one of your Benchers for Westminster County.
People ask me what I care about: I care about pursuing excellence in governance, and I care about what you care about.
I want to use this platform to find out what you care about and how I can help. I don’t pretend to know everything but I will listen.
If you want to join the conversation, please reach out to me using the connection feature at the bottom of this page.
Ongoing discussion topics
What I care about
What I care about: pursuing excellence.
I care about what Westminster County cares about.
Using this platform for listening.
This website is designed to help us connect.
Standing up for the independence of the bar.
Civility is a key attribute of being a professional.
Excellence in governance
Our governance model needs to change.
Principles for governance: measure and test.
Drawing a tighter circle around what we do.
The size of the board limits its ability to debate.
Creating long term value and the limits of the adversarial model.
It’s time to modernize the Legal Profession Act with reforms that are fit for purpose.
Fit for purpose and the uniqueness of the Law Society.
Data-driven approaches to measuring outcomes.
Let’s look at changing the complaints process.
Health and wellness
Work of the mental health task force.
Free roster of mental health support lawyers.
Continued support for substance abuse issues.
We will continue to talk about mental health.
Wellness and the discipline process.
Technology and innovation
Technology in the legal profession: are we stuck in first gear?
Chat AI: threat or opportunity?
The Law Society as Innovator.
Reconciliation and justice
Ongoing profound work of the Indigenous engagement and regulatory matters task force.
Indigenous intercultural course is part of a professional’s growth.
Seeking input
Seeking input on client identification.
Seeking input on trust accounting rules.
Join the discussion
Send me your email and I would be delighted to invite you to the next gathering. I promise to fully respect your privacy.