Women in the legal profession, the First 100 Years project wants to hear your stories. The five-year video history project launched last year and celebrates the journey of women in the legal profession since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which allowed women to qualify. An online library and extensive programme of activities are planned for the centenary of the Act in 2019. The project is the brainchild of Dana Denis-Smith, founder and CEO of Obelisk Support, and is being supported by the Law Society, the Bar Council, CILEx and Aspiring Solicitors.
12 March 2015
First 100 Years
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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