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20 June 2013
Issue: 7565 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Sara Wakefield—Rowlinsons Solicitors

Trainee solicitor appointed Mayor of Cheshire town

Trainee solicitor Sara Wakefield from Rowlinsons Solicitors has been elected Mayor of Frodsham in Cheshire. Sara has been with Rowlinsons for four years, having joined the firm as a paralegal. She is set to qualify as a solicitor in 2014. Sara studied law at Manchester Metropolitan University in the evenings, while working full-time, before completing her legal studies at BPP Law School.

Denis Stevenson, managing director at Rowlinsons comments: “We are delighted for Sara and not surprised that she has become Mayor. She has drive and an abundance of commitment in everything she does. She will be an excellent Mayor and serve Frodsham well. We are proud to have her in the Rowlinsons team.”
 

Issue: 7565 / 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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