Davenport Lyons has appointed two new partners Abesh Choudhury and Nicholas Yapp to its corporate and dispute resolution teams.
Douglas Close has left the Bar to join Mourant Ozannes as global head of a new international private client practice, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious trust and private client work.
The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has welcomed Susan Silver as its 48th president and celebrates a 50/50 split of men and women on its council for the first time.
Legal ombudsman advises against unregulated services
The family courts need to prepare themselves for a deluge of litigants in person, MPs have warned
Secret evidence ruled out in Guantanamo claim
The judiciary is failing to attract solicitors to its ranks, according to the Judicial Appointments Commission
The Law Commission is to review the law of contempt to take into account use of online technologies
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge has paid tribute to judicial independence as scandal embroils press, politicians and police
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into websites that charge people for government services where those services are available directly from government at no cost or for a lower fee
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
