header-logo header-logo

Jane Cox—Knights

26 September 2014
Issue: 7623 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
printer mail-detail
jane_cox_jpg_0

Social housing expert appointed as partner at professional services firm

Social housing expert Jane Cox has been appointed as partner at professional services firm Knights, to lead its dedicated team specialising in the support of social housing providers. Jane has a wealth of experience in the housing sector, most recently leading corporate services at a housing association group.

Jane says: “I am looking forward to leading the team which will offer a full range of legal and other professional services to our clients. The social housing sector has seen many changes over recent years with more to come, such as the regulatory changes recently consulted upon by the HCA, which may present a number of obstacles to housing associations. With our wide ranging knowledge and expertise, we can offer housing associations and housing providers with the support they need, to ensure that their practises are compliant and advise them on the best way of working within new regulations.”

Knights CEO David Beech says: “We are delighted that Jane has joined Knights. With her knowledge and contacts within

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
back-to-top-scroll