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20 October 2011
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DWF Expansion

DWF has expanded its asset and consumer finance offering to include a new finance regulation team in Birmingham.

This follows a number of new appointments, including, Joanne Davis, a former head of Shoosmiths’ asset finance division. Joanne will head up the firm’s new consumer and asset based finance operation.

She is joined by a team of lawyers from Shoosmiths, that includes Daksha Mistry as legal director and Natalie Evans as an associate. Lindsey Summers, a motor finance recovery expert from law firm BPE, also joins the team. They will be working closely with the asset finance team.

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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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