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04 October 2007
Issue: 7291 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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ALL CHANGE

In brief

Robert Williams, editor of the Law Reports, published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR), is retiring after 31 years. Williams is leaving on 31 December this year to be replaced by Clive Scowen, who is the present managing editor. A graduate of law from the University of Bristol, Scowen was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1981. He has been at the ICLR for 24 years working as a reporter for seven years, for 10 years as a deputy editor and for one year as a managing editor. He worked as a councillor for the London Borough of Harrow from 1990 to 2002.

Issue: 7291 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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