Thierry de Poerck

Solicitor

Thierry de Poerck is a solicitor in Burges Salmon’s dispute resolution department (www.burges-salmon.com)

Solicitor

Thierry de Poerck is a solicitor in Burges Salmon’s dispute resolution department (www.burges-salmon.com)

MOVERS & SHAKERS

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS

Pro Bono Week marks silver jubilee

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

NLJ this week: When hard selling becomes fraud

Aggressive sales tactics can add up to fraudulent trading even without proof of a particular deception or financial loss

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed