Lawyers are invited to join in with the worldwide Human Rights Day celebrations on 10 December, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has lots of ideas and information on how to mark the occasion, whether through a coffee morning or a tweet, facebook like, selfie or a little film on your phone. To find out more, contact Woody at wfaulkner@bihr.org.uk.
04 December 2014
Human Rights Day
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough
Magic Circle hire strengthens Sharpe Pritchard’s infrastructure finance capability
Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez
Lewis Silkin adds corporate crime specialist to growing dispute resolution team
Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous
Morr Co strengthens private client team with partner appointment
NEWS
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