Roger Harper, South West employment judge, received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List, as did Dr Xiaojiu Zhu, founder and chair of the UK Society of Chinese Lawyers; magistrates Thomas Donaldson, William Harmsworth, Jeanne Kenyon and Steven Vear; and solicitors Mehmooda Duke, founder of Moosa-Duke Solicitors, and Gopal Krishan Gupta, founder of Gupta & Partners. Former Law Society president and Personal Support Unit chair Robert Heslett received a CBE. OBEs went to Ruby Bhatti, solicitor at Taylor Price Solicitors in Manchester, and former Allen & Overy global head of tax Patrick Mears, now a consultant at HMRC.
09 January 2019
Legal stars on the Honours List
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
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Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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