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22 July 2010
Issue: 7427 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Edward Smerdon & Mark Kendall Sedgwick

The appointment of insurance lawyer Edward Smerdon as managing partner is one of a number of recent moves at Sedgwick’s London office.

Insurance attorney Mark Kendall also joins as a partner and together the pair represent a significant London market client base. Edward and Mark are joined by Tristan Hall, who has become a Sedgwick partner, and associates Lucy Dyson, Jason McNerlin and Duncan Strachan.

Ralph Guirgis, outgoing managing partner, comments: “Ed is a key player in this market and I expect a seamless transition as the managing partner of the London office.”
 

Issue: 7427 / 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
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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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