Mr Lovell, who will commence in the two year term in April 2016, said he was honoured to have been elected to the role.

“This is a well-respected global organisation that Holding Redlich has been involved with since 2011 and I am very proud that I will be shortly taking on the role of Chairman,” Mr Lovell said.

“From France to Australia to Brazil and India, all members have strong similarities. They are all local or national, rather than international, firms and have significant practices in commercial law.

“The LawExchange International network allows member firms to refer clients to legal experts across the globe who have extensive local knowledge and are well-known to each other.”