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14 October 2011
Issue: 7485 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Rothera Dowson Legal 500

Nottingham based firm Rothera Dowson has retained its place in the Legal 500, receiving recommendations for seven areas of its work.

Entries were also received for the firm’s family, charities, agriculture and estates, commercial property, commercial litigation and personal tax, trusts and probate departments.

Partner Ann-Marie Bowman was described as being “excellent for children matters” and divorce solicitor Lorna Sear was highlighted for her “sensitive but practical” manner. Collaborative lawyer Paul Cobb was also singled out for his “top-drawer service” and “understated, reassuring presence”.
 

Issue: 7485 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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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

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
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