Applications have opened for next year’s crop of silks. Future Queen’s Counsel have until 5pm on Wednesday 28 March to submit their applications. The famously time-consuming and demanding selection process costs applicants £2,160 (plus a further £3,000 for those who are successful). Candidates will be told in early September if they are to be invited to interview. The Selection Panel’s recommendations will be passed to the Lord Chancellor in late October. The results are expected to be announced before Christmas. More information, including the application form and guidance for candidates, can be found on the Selection Panel website.
15 March 2018
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
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 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
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
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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