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15 May 2008
Issue: 7321 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Procedure & practice , Profession
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BSB appointment

News

Mandie Lavin, who is director of fitness to practise and legal affairs at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, has been appointed as the new director of the Bar Standards Board (BSB). Lavin, a barrister, who has previously held senior roles at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, will take up the post on 23 June. Ruth Evans, BSB chairman, says: “Mandie led a strong field of candidates and will bring to the role a broad background in regulation and a strong management focus. Her experience and enthusiasm will be critical in driving forward our challenging programme of work to deliver high-quality regulation of the Bar in the public interest.”

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

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

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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