Lawyers provided more than £400m worth of pro bono legal advice last year as recession swept the UK.
A bid to persuade the government to relax money laundering reporting rules has failed.
Libel law is expensive and imposes disproportionate restrictions on free speech, according to a report by charities, Index on Censorship and English PEN.
Consumers of legal services prefer well-known brand names, such as banks and retailers, yet six out of 10 cannot name a single law firm.
Beachcroft LLP have promoted Tim Sewart (London Commercial Services) and Udara Ranasinghe (London Employment) to partner from 1 November 2009.
ARAG Legal Services scooped the ATE insurance provider of the year at the Personal Injury Awards 2009.
The achievements of young lawyers throughout England and Wales were celebrated at the Junior Lawyers Division [JLD] Pro Bono Awards this week.
Trowers & Hamlins, Manchester has appointed Lynn James as a partner to its property dispute resolution practice.
Davenport Lyons has appointed Andrew Li to its property department as a partner from Eversheds.
Manches has appointed Alexandrina Le Clézio as its new CEO from 1 January 2010 succeeding Alun Lamerton after nearly 20 years at the firm.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC
A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers
Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones
Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team
Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn
Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team
Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event
Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need
Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ
An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ
The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear
