UK qualified solicitor (non - practising).

Diploma in Public Service Interpreting 

Chartered Linguist (Interpreter status)

LLB 

BA Social Studies 

Director of niche market company Avocate Legal and Business French Interpreting and Translation Serviced Ltd. based in Manchester, UK. Also independent mentor and course provider to language professionals in the areas of legal terminology and professional conduct. 

Fellow of both ITI and CIOL and member of CIOL Professional Conduct Committee and CIOL Interpreting Division Steering Group. Also member of ITI LIFT Committtee, AIT, NRPSI, NWTN, YTI, ITI FRNet and IAPTI.

Numerous articles for the ITI Bulletin and CIOL Linguist journals 2002 - 2024 showcasing professional conduct and ethics issues and my French legal and business interpreting and translation experience.