header-logo header-logo

29 June 2012
Issue: 7520 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
printer mail-detail

New Park Court Chambers

Park Court Chambers and New Court Chambers, specialist criminal, commercial and civil sets, merged on 18 June

Newly named New Park Court Chambers have combined members to reach a total
of 94 and are now operating from Leeds and Newcastle. Robert Smith QC, former head of chambers at Park Court Chambers has been made head of the joint set. Alistair MacDonald QC and Julian Smith took senior roles as head of Leeds and Newcastle respectively.

Issue: 7520 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
printer mail-details

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
back-to-top-scroll