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AWS awards 2010

17 September 2010
Issue: 7433 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Finders were the official sponsors of the 2010 Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) annual awards which took place at the Law Society in London on 9 September.

Liz Buchan of Watson Farley Williams was awarded the title of Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Large Practice, Elaine Chapman of Weightmans was named Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Medium-sized Practice and Margaret Adams of Margaret Adams Law received the Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Small Practice award.

For the full press release, please visit our website: www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/aws-awards.
 

Issue: 7433 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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