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
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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