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29 November 2013
Issue: 7586 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC

Human rights lawyer is honoured in NYC

Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC, the noted civil liberties and human rights lawyer, has been honoured by the Charles Horman Truth Foundation for his efforts to bring Chilean dictator General Pinochet to justice. He received an award at the Foundation’s Tribute to Justice event in New York in recognition of his work to detain Pinochet in the UK for 18 months, following his arrest in London in 1998.

Issue: 7586 / 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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