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03 February 2011
Issue: 7450 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Doug Jones & John Wright The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has made new appointments this month. International arbitrator Doug Jones joins as CIArb president and John Wright becomes chairman of the board of trustees.

Doug is a partner in Australian law firm Clayton Utz and a door tenant at Atkin Chambers. He is an international chartered arbitrator and dispute resolution lawyer, having experience as arbitrator and counsel in international and domestic arbitrations. John is joint head at Bird & Bird in London. He is an experienced arbitrator and party advocate in arbitration who also acts as an adjudicator, dispute board member and mediator.

Issue: 7450 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

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

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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