The Bar Council’s 2015 Legal Reporting Awards are now open to entries. The competition recognises the media’s role in civil society; helping the public to understand legal issues and holding authority to account. The deadline for applications is 10 September. The judges are looking for news articles, features or programmes for TV or radio that promote an understanding of the law in the public interest. The winners will be announced and presented with their prizes at the Annual Bar Conference on 17 October.
13 August 2015
Bar Council’s 2015 Legal Reporting Awards
MOVERS & SHAKERS
HFW—Nelson Wang
HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire
Burges Salmon—David McEwing
Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing
Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme
Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push
NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings
Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency
Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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