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17 May 2013
Issue: 7560 / Categories: Legal News
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Bar gets its Crowne

Former civil servant Stephen Crowne has been appointed chief executive of the Bar Council. The role had been vacant since May 2011.
 

Crowne, who will take up his new post on 3 June, was previously senior director of global education at Cisco. He has also served as chief executive of the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), and as a civil servant in the Department for Education.
 

Issue: 7560 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS
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Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
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