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Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team
Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone expands global capabilities with addition of Louise Woods as chair of international disputes

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF strengthens Global Risks practice with strategic hire of aviation partner in London

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau appoints newly qualified solicitors

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When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
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