header-logo header-logo

14 May 2025
Issue: 8116 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
printer mail-detail

Double appointment at Law Commission

Two new Law Commissioners have been appointed. 

Professor Lisa Webley will replace Professor Nick Hopkins, who leaves in June, as the commissioner for property, family and trust law. Professor Solène Rowan will replace Professor Sarah Green, who left last year, as the commissioner for commercial and common law.

Professor Webley is the immediate past head and dean of Birmingham Law School. Professor Rowan is currently chair of contract law, among other titles, at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.

Law Commission chair Sir Peter Fraser said: ‘Their impressive experience and academic records will be invaluable.’

Issue: 8116 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
printer mail-details

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
back-to-top-scroll