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29 January 2014
Issue: 7592 / Categories: Legal News
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Lawyers in Debrett’s

Legal names make society list

Lawyers have been listed in a special category of influential society catalogue, Debrett’s. The Debrett’s 500 People of Today, published this week, includes a list of lawyers and legal campaigners compiled by Lord Grabiner, head of chambers at One Essex Court. They include celebrity solicitor Keith Schilling, the Supreme Court’s Baroness Hale and Lord Neuberger, Lord Leveson, Linklaters partner Charles Jacobs, chief executive of Citizens Advice Gillian Guy, and Baroness Lawrence. 

Issue: 7592 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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