To Whom It May Concern: Law Society Bins 'Dear Sirs'

By Hanna Vioque ( October 13, 2025, 6:45 PM BST) -- The Law Society has told lawyers to stop addressing people as "Dear Sirs" in correspondence because the gendered greeting is no longer appropriate or representative of today's diverse society....

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