TWO of York’s oldest names in the field of law came together to speak in a legal conference held in the city’s St William’s College.
Lord Justice of Appeal and chairman of the Law Commission, Sir James Munby spoke on the issues affecting the Court of Protections jurisdiction at the annual review of the Mental Capacity Act, held by Langleys Solicitors.
The Munby family was significant in shaping York with 150 years of philanthropic work in the city, including the York Penitentiary Society and the Wilberforce Home for the Blind, the predecessor to the Wilberforce Trust. The family ran an 18th century family law firm with the Scott family – Munby & Scott, one of York’s oldest law firms, which merged with Langleys in 2007.
Giles Scott, whose great-grandfather joined the Munby practice in 1878 is now a partner in private law at Langleys.
Mr Scott said: “This annual review offered a chance for me to celebrate the Munby philanthropic name and the family’s contribution to York. The ancestry of the Munby and Scott family and its place in York’s history. York’s distinctive relationship with the world of philanthropy, healthcare and welfare is quite unique.”
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