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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7548

12 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Sintons has promoted two of its lawyers—Alok Loomba and Chris Patton—to partner

Will secret courts become the "default" position in sensitive cases?

Top 50 law firm Weightmans has elected John Schorah as its new managing partner and Dan Cutts as its new senior partner

Study predicts growth of over 4%

QC failed to pay VAT

Business law firm, DWF, and leading professional indemnity practice, Fishburns LLP, have completed their merger

Brown Rudnick LLP has announced that Charles Froud has joined the firm as a senior associate in the London office

Law firms make progress on diversity & inclusion

Coroners may hold inquests outside their own districts

Halebury, the alternative law firm that acts for some of the biggest names in business and sport, has added three heavyweight solicitors to its team

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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
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