International law firm Addleshaw Goddard picked up two accolades at the annual awards presented by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) this week. Its transaction services team in Manchester won the Employer of the Year award, while Addleshaws apprentice Bethany Bilton was named Apprentice of the Year. Other award winners were Adrian Schwab of TUI Travel (Pro Bono Award), Kathryn Cole, Gales Solicitors (Graduate of the Year), Donna Hart, The Family Law Company, and Sarah Goodridge, Withy King Solicitors (President’s Award).The annual CILEx Awards celebrate the hard work and dedication of its members and the legal community at large.
23 April 2015
CILEx awards
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor
International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire
Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet
Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist
Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg
Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire
NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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