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06 May 2026
Issue: 8160 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Next Justice appointed to the Supreme Court

Lord Justice Snowden’s appointment to the Supreme Court has been approved by the king

Richard Snowden, who has simultaneously enjoyed a 30-year career as a rugby union referee, was called to the Bar in 1986, practising from Erskine Chambers in company law, corporate insolvency, financial services and commercial litigation.

He took silk in 2003, joined the High Court Chancery Division in 2015 and was promoted to the Court of Appeal six years later. Last March, he was appointed lead judge for international relations for the judiciary.

Snowden LJ said he was ‘deeply honoured’.

Issue: 8160 / 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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