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26 March 2014
Issue: 7600 / Categories: Legal News
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Barristers crowdfund

myBarrister.co.uk seeksto raise £150,000

A business enterprise that connects potential clients directly to barristers, myBarrister.co.uk, has turned to crowdfunding to raise £150,000 to “boost the business to the next level”. The business launched in June 2013 and has more than 100 barristers on its books, including some QCs. myBarrister will use the money to expand its recruitment team and boost its marketing. Ronald DeKoven, CEO of myBarrister, says: “myBarrister gives barristers a cost-effective route to market and offers businesses and individuals access to some of the best legal minds in the country.”

 

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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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