Brett Dixon
Deputy vice president of the Law Society of England and Wales
Brett was admitted as a solicitor in 1999, holds higher rights of audience in civil matters and is an accredited mediator.
After commencing his career in general practice in Manchester, he has worked for firms in the north west. He is a consultant solicitor at Scott Moncrieff & Co specialising in strategic litigation.
Brett also runs a successful business delivering training and consultancy to law firms throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
He has been a Council member since 2019 and a member of our Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee. He is a past chair and current member of our Civil Justice Committee.
He served six years as a member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, where he implemented a policy to assist vulnerable people in the civil court system.
He is now the sole expert legal member of the Online Procedure Rule Committee, guiding the digital transformation of the civil, family and tribunal systems in England and Wales.
Brett is a past president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, current secretary of the organisation and senior fellow recognising his considerable knowledge and service to the law in this area.