Profession reacts to the arrival of “Tesco law”
Thomas Eggar LLP today has recruited James Pavey as partner with a focus on rural business and estates.
DWF has recruited partner Hilary Ross, a regulatory expert, to join its London office. Hilary is noted for her expertise in health and safety, food law as well as marketing and advertising.
Simmons & Simmons has appointed Juliet Reingold as its new head of energy and infrastructure.
Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court, has today announced that he will retire as the most senior judge in the UK at the end of this legal year.
Finers Stephens Innocent LLP has announced that Mark Stephens has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors at the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)...
Nottingham based firm Rothera Dowson has retained its place in the Legal 500, receiving recommendations for seven areas of its work.
A Home Office ban on foreign spouses settling in the UK until they are 21 has been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court
David Greene predicts how the profession will respond to (& survive) the law’s “Big Bang”
Stephen Hockman QC considers the future of human rights in the UK
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
