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25 July 2013
Issue: 7570 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Katherine Mellor—Slater Heelis

First female president of Manchester Law Society joins Slater Heelis

Katharine Mellor, a former corporate partner in DWF LLP, and the first female president of the Manchester University Law Society, has joined Slater Heelis LLP as a partner. Katharine has over 30 years experience advising on corporate governance and public/private partnerships with particular reference to the health care sector. She is also involved in the setting up of charities and has held non-executive director positions with the National Blood Authority and South Manchester University NHS Hospital Trust.

Issue: 7570 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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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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