header-logo header-logo

03 January 2008
Issue: 7302 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Profession
printer mail-detail

New Recruits

Legal Services

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has appointed five new members. The new recruits, who start work this week, are: Sue CarrQC, Paula Diggle,  Professor Peter Hutton, Anthony Inglese, and Matthew Nicklin. Twenty-five new committee members—14 barristers and 11 lay members— have also been appointed. Members are expected to demonstrate an interest in and commitment to the integrity of the justice system and the public interest. Ruth Evans, BSB chairman, says: “The new appointees bring with them a wealth of expertise and knowledge that will be invaluable in guiding our work over the coming years.”

Issue: 7302 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Profession
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