Nominations are now open for the 14th Legal Aid Practitioners Group Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards (the LALYs). The nomination period ends 25 April. The awards ceremony will be held in London on 7 July. There are 12 awards in total including Children’s Rights, Public Law, Family Legal Aid, Mental Health, and Criminal Defence. Supporters can also now become Friends of LALY 16 by making a donation towards the Legal Aid Newcomer award. LAPG director Carol Storer says the LALYs “celebrate those lawyers who go the extra mile for their clients”.
03 March 2016
LALYs 2016
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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