Beachcroft has appointed Bryan Houston as head of intelligence.
Weightmans LLP has joined only 57 other companies in the country to be certified as one of Britain’s top employers for 2011 in the annual assessment by the corporate research foundation (CRF) institute.
Ledingham Chalmers LLP has announced the appointment of new partner, Douglas Watson within the company’s private client team in Aberdeen.
Schools and educational establishments in the Westcountry will be a priority for legal firm Stephens Scown with the creation of a new team of solicitors for the sector.
Costs, case management & e-disclosure
For many expert witnesses, the decision of the Supreme Court in Jones v Kaney will make little immediate difference...
FPR: David Burrows puts case management principles in the spotlight
Susan Nash examines a variety of human rights & wrongs
Claimant solicitors face a bumpy road ahead says Dominic Regan
Alexander Bastin & Janice Northover examine the costs-related traps that await the unwary in the LVT
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
