Our Team
Philip Heyes
LSGC President
Appointed as successor to Nic Stones in April 2023, Philip is a retired solicitor, having been a partner at Linklaters.
A single figure golfer capable of some sublime shots, playing foursomes golf with Philip is always a pleasurable adventure.
Gerry Kennedy
LSGC Captain – 2023/2024
Gerry moved down south from Scotland in 1989 and has worked as an in-house lawyer since then, and is currently the UK General Counsel for a Swiss pharmaceutical company. A member of the LSGC for over 20 years, he has fond recollections of his very first match which was away to the Dutch; an appropriate introduction to our previous President Nic Stones, and to the camaraderie and competitiveness of the LSGC. This was cemented over the years by regular attendance at the Spring and Autumn meetings. He is a member of West Hill GC, home to a number of our members, where we have played numerous matches over the years, and where he frequently encounters fellow-member and Past-Captain John Slater.
Michael Woosnam
LSGC Honorary Secretary
Appointed Secretary in April 2023 as successor to David Barker, the Club’s secretary for 42 years, Michael is the third Secretary in the Club’s history.
Michael says that the new job has introduced him to the mysteries of emails, spreadsheets and websites, despite a career built on avoiding all such technology. Next stop “social media”?
Michael was in private practice in Blackpool for most of his career, retiring from work in October 2021. He plays erratic golf in Blackpool off a dubious mid-teens handicap which he claims should be several shots higher!
Bernard Hodgson
Immediate Past Captain of LSGC
A great supporter of the LSGC for many years, he has enjoyed the camaraderie of the Law Society Golf Club and the opportunity it offers to compete and socialise with a range of like-minded people on some of the best golf courses both in the UK and abroad. Throughout his legal career Bernard has specialised in the field of Employment law, being previously a Partner and then a Consultant, with one of the larger commercial law firms in Newcastle upon Tyne. He combined that with the role of Employment Judge which he has held for over 20 years. Ever the optimist, he has been a season ticket holder at St James Park since his youth but is now more confident of seeing the team win its first domestic trophy in his lifetime!
Nigel Law
LSGC Treasurer
Nigel has been a member of the LSGC for over 30 years and is a past Captain.
Previously a solicitor in Blackpool he has been a family Judge for 20 years until his recent retirement. He claims that having passed his Law Society accounts exams in 1975 he is able to balance the Club’s accounts!