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Chambers appoints Qatari lawyer

Firm appoints new head of department

Firm acquires solicitors

Marian Bloodworth, Chair of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) and employment partner, Kemp Little LLP, discusses being a special adviser to the Women and Equalities Select Committee, being inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and enjoying live music gigs

Alex Glassbrook, writer on the law of advanced and electric vehicles and barrister at Temple Garden Chambers discusses his new book, balancing work and family life, and wellbeing at work

Firm hires new partner

Firm hires new head of family and senior associate

Firm re-hires family lawyer

Chambers appoints new Silk

Thursfields Solicitors has announced that a lawyer who is a contributing author to a national handbook on probate has been appointed head of the wills and estates department at Thursfields Solicitors

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Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire

Switalskis—three appointments

Firm appoints three directors to board

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices

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NLJ this week: Mazur and more—inside the litigation frontline

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

NLJ this week: Social media bans for children spark legal dilemmas

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation

NLJ this week: Leasehold reform risks creating ‘forgotten freeholders’

Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies

NLJ this week: Court of Appeal clarifies when a claim truly begins

Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid

NLJ this week: Split FDRs could ease pressure—and boost settlements

The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation

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Movers & Shakers

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Switalskis—three appointments

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions