The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Lloyd Davies is to retire from his position of operations director and will not be standing as a director at the upcoming CA AGM on 21 October.
Davies took up the role in 2015 and has helped the CA provide leadership and best practice guidance for its membership as well as in helping to guide CA strategy and policy, along with fellow Policy and Strategy Board members.
During his time in post the number of CA legal member practices has increased by 50%, with affiliate membership growth of over 100%.
Davies is the founder and managing director of Convey Law and the Conveyancing Academy and the chairman of the Conveyancing Foundation.
Nicky Heathcote, non-executive chair of The Conveyancing Association, said: “We would like to thank Lloyd for everything he has done for the CA and the wider conveyancing industry since he took up the voluntary role of Operations Director six years ago. Everyone involved in the CA will be sad to see him stepping back from the Association, as he has been one of the driving forces behind its success in recent times. Lloyd has been pivotal in the growth of the CA, not just in terms of increasing our membership base, both legal practice members and affiliates, but also with regards to the high esteem the Association is now held in and the influence it holds.
“His work in a practical leadership role when helping CA members through the pandemic in 2020 was inspirational and very important for our membership during a time of real crisis. We wish Lloyd all the best for the future and we very much look forward to continuing our excellent partnership with the Conveyancing Academy and Charity Foundation. I am sure Lloyd will continue to play a major role within the UK conveyancing community. Thank you Lloyd for your hard work and endeavours on behalf of everyone at the Conveyancing Association.”
Davies added: “After six years as operations director of the CA the time is right for me to move on and I hope I have done everything possible to ensure the future success of the CA and its great work for the conveyancing community.
“My family is of paramount importance to me and always has been. After the passing of my son Maxwell three years ago the charity that we have established in his name – the Mindstep Foundation – continues to go from strength to strength. Coupled with the Conveyancing Foundation Charity Lotto and ‘Be Kind We Care’ initiatives my time has been stretched in recent years and so I felt that the time was right to stand down from my voluntary Directorial role with the CA.
“Our training company, the Conveyancing Academy, as well as our Convey365 IT case management companies are now in full swing and so I also didn’t want to compromise my Directorship whilst promoting the wonderful conveyancing products we have to offer over the coming years.