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27 June 2013
Issue: 7566 / Categories: Legal News
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Funded apprenticeships

Kaplan Altior to deliver first fomally accredited legal Higher Apprenticehip in Wales

Cardiff-based training provider Kaplan Altior, in partnership with Acorn, has been chosen by Skills for Justice to deliver the first formally accredited Higher Apprenticeship in Wales for the legal sector. Welsh law firms will be able to send staff on fully-funded Higher Apprenticeships from the summer, where they will train for fee-earning roles. Currently, there are 20 places left, and those registering will be given financial support from the Welsh government. The apprenticeship has been developed with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and aims to help law firms develop staff in paralegal roles.

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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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