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Halsbury CENTENARY

15 November 2007
Issue: 7297 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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In brief

Halsbury’s Laws of England celebrates its 100th birthday this week. Celebrations kicked off in September with a  seminar at the Café Royal, and culminate this week with a Centenary Seminar in Inner Temple Hall, led by Lord Mackay, editor-in-chief of Halsbury’s Laws of England. A specially commissioned collection of essays is also published this month to mark the birthday and includes pieces by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC and Joshua Rozenberg. Simon Hetherington, publisher, Halsbury’s Laws of England, says: “It makes a handsome and lasting tribute to the influence that Halsbury’s Laws has had on generations of lawyers and their clients.” In the foreword, the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, describes Halsbury as “a powerful advocate for a legal system which has been so influential in the development of common law across the world”.

Issue: 7297 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Francis Ho, City of London Law Society

NLJ Career Profile: Francis Ho, City of London Law Society

Francis Ho, Charles Russell Speechlys partner, was recently appointed chair of the Construction Law Committee of the City of London Law Society. He discusses the challenges of learning to lead, the importance of professional ethics, and the power of the written word, withNLJ

Slater Heelis—Chester office

Slater Heelis—Chester office

North West presence strengthened with Chester office launch

Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade

Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade

Firm grows commercial disputes expertise with partner promotion

NEWS
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) must overhaul its complaints and risk assessment processes to fix ‘systemic shortcomings’, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said
The opt-out collective actions regime is facing ‘significant challenges’ but could benefit the UK by £24bn a year if enhanced and expanded, a report by Stephenson Harwood has found
Ministers have rejected the Justice Committee review’s key recommendation for the ailing county court system—an ‘urgent and comprehensive’ review by spring at the latest
Firms preparing to mount Mazur applications alleging the other side has acted in breach of the Legal Services Act 2007 may be left disappointed, the Law Society has said
The first Post Office Capture conviction—the accounting software used before the faulty Horizon system—has been referred for appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
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