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Halsbury CENTENARY

15 November 2007
Issue: 7297 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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In brief

Halsbury’s Laws of England celebrates its 100th birthday this week. Celebrations kicked off in September with a  seminar at the Café Royal, and culminate this week with a Centenary Seminar in Inner Temple Hall, led by Lord Mackay, editor-in-chief of Halsbury’s Laws of England. A specially commissioned collection of essays is also published this month to mark the birthday and includes pieces by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC and Joshua Rozenberg. Simon Hetherington, publisher, Halsbury’s Laws of England, says: “It makes a handsome and lasting tribute to the influence that Halsbury’s Laws has had on generations of lawyers and their clients.” In the foreword, the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, describes Halsbury as “a powerful advocate for a legal system which has been so influential in the development of common law across the world”.

Issue: 7297 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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