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28 June 2007
Issue: 7279 / Categories: Legal News , Insurance / reinsurance
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COMMISSIONER HERTZELL

In brief

Former Davies Arnold Cooper managing partner David Hertzell is to be appointed a Law Commissioner, with effect from 1 July 2007 until 30 June 2012. He will be responsible for leading the Law Commission’s work on insurance law. Hertzell has been a solicitor since 1983, and specialises in professional indemnity, reinsurance, captive insurance and regulatory issues. He replaces Professor Hugh Beale. The five commissioners act as an advisory non-departmental public body, recommending law reform where necessary.

Issue: 7279 / Categories: Legal News , Insurance / reinsurance
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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