header-logo header-logo

08 June 2017
Issue: 7752 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
printer mail-detail

Bruce Ralston—Weightmans

bruce_ralston_

Sports law specialist joins Weightmans

Sports liability solicitor Bruce Ralston has left DAC Beachcroft to join Weightmans as a partner in the Midlands.

Bruce advises insurers and claimants on regulation and governance, employers’ liability and public liability, and personal injury claims related to sports, including motor sports, rugby, football and golf. He has been previously been part of a team advising the Disciplinary Standards Committee of the England and Wales Cricket Board on disciplinary issues.

Bruce said: ‘I am delighted to have the opportunity to focus on my specialism in the liability, regulatory and governance arenas of sport and to growing the firm’s practice and capability in this area.’

Issue: 7752 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
printer mail-details

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
back-to-top-scroll