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16 June 2021
Categories: Legal News , Litigants in person , Charities , Profession
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Support Through Court chair appointed

Support Through Court, the charity that supports litigants in person and was formerly known as the Personal Support Unit, has appointed Bridget Blow as Chair for the Board of Trustees. 

Blow, who has been volunteering with the charity, was previously chief executive of business and IT company ITNET. She was the first female president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and also set up the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Board in 2011. She is currently Chair of GTP3 and the senior independent director of England Netball.

She replaces Peter Crisp, who steps down after six years at the helm.

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