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23 May 2013
Issue: 7561 / Categories: Legal News
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Excellent lawyers

Call for Law Society Excellence Awards nominations

Do you know someone who should be Legal Personality of the Year? If so, entries are now being accepted for the seventh annual Law Society Excellence Awards. This year’s awards will focus on individuals and teams who are breaking new ground in the profession. There are 17 categories, including the new awards of “excellence in diversity and inclusion”, “excellence in pro bono”, “excellence in marketing and communications”, “excellence in business development and innovation”, and “excellence in exporting legal services”. Nominations are due in by 9 August. The awards will be held on 22 October. Law Society Vice-President Nick Fluck says: “Now is not the time for modesty.”

Issue: 7561 / Categories: Legal News
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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
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
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