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Newly qualified duo complete law firm training contracts

Senior associate joins corporate team in Reading

Partner appointed head of commercial department

Competition law and litigation solicitor Lucy Rigby, a former partner at Hausfeld, has been appointed Solicitor General, replacing Sarah Sackman KC, who replaces Heidi Alexander as justice minister for the courts, legal aid and civil justice in a mini-shuffle announced this week.

Kirstie Allerton appointed managing partner of Leeds office

International private client capabilities bolstered by partner hire

After beginning his legal career as a messenger boy, Timothy Foden is now partner and co-head of the arbitration practice at Boies Schiller Flexner: he discusses the challenges of getting his foot in the door, and the importance of law as a human business

Reading team welcomes private client partner

Partner joins the compensation protection unit in Bath

Lawyers have hailed the first increase in civil legal aid in 30 years—an extra £20m for housing and immigration. The last funding rise was in 1996.

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Firm announces double-digit promotions, including two new partners

Switalskis—Jonathan Hyldon

Head of commercial property appointed in Lincolnshire

Excello Law—Caroline Gray & Mick Hewitt

Corporate and commercial property partners appointed in Manchester and Stoke

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Memorial essay competition launched by 4PB for third year running

Family law chambers 4PB has announced the return of the Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize for a third consecutive year, honouring the life and legacy of LGBTQ+ advocate and barrister Alan Inglis

Directory of courses for separated parents

A long-standing issue in family justice can now be resolved, thanks to recently launched charity the Separated Parenting Programme Directory (SPPD)

NLJ this week: The battle over medical report fees intensifies

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: FCA enforcement embraces ‘quality over quantity’

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become ‘a very different organisation’ under its new enforcement leadership, writes James Tyler, of counsel at Peters & Peters LLP, in the latest issue of NLJ

NLJ this week: Diamond rings and broken promises

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Morr & Co—20 promotions

Switalskis—Jonathan Hyldon

Excello Law—Caroline Gray & Mick Hewitt