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05 July 2023
Issue: 8032 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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New chair of Law Commission appointed

Sir Peter Fraser has been appointed chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales, replacing Sir Nicholas Green. His three-year term begins on 1 December.

Sir Nicholas said: ‘His expertise and skills will be invaluable in leading the Commission to deliver effective law reform in an exciting period of change.’

Sir Peter was called to the Bar in 1989, and specialised in international arbitration, technology, engineering and construction disputes. He was appointed a recorder of the crown court in 2002 and QC in 2009. He sits both as a judge of the Technology and Construction Court (and was judge in charge from 2017 to 2020) and the Commercial Court.

Issue: 8032 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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

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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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