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Civitas Law

21 November 2012
Issue: 7539 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Civitas Law have been appointed Barristers’ Chambers of the Year at the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards 2012

Theo Huckle QC was also shortlisted as Barrister of the Year 2012, along with two other Silks practising in the field of PI.

Emma Waddingham, business development director for Civitas Law says: “In the past year we have been given five national and specialist industry awards for, not only the excellence and expertise of members but also the approach, support and commitment to the legal sector and to our clients. I am thrilled that our collective efforts and achievements have been recognised in this way and at such a key event in the PI calendar.”
 

Issue: 7539 / 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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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