header-logo header-logo

21 April 2021
Issue: 7929 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
printer mail-detail

Student Pro Bono Awards shortlist announced

Plymouth University’s family law clinic and BPP’s Streetlaw online student team are among those shortlisted for the 2021 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, sponsored by LexisNexis. 

The full list is available at www.lawworks.org.uk/student-awards. The winners will be announced on 12 May at a virtual ceremony with the Attorney General, Michael Ellis QC MP.

James Harper, executive sponsor for rule of law and CSR at LexisNexis, said: ‘These awards demonstrate and highlight the importance that students around the country place on the Rule of Law, with a commitment to supporting access to justice that is inspiring.’ 

Issue: 7929 / Categories: Legal News , 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