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17 July 2019
Issue: 7849 / Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Profession
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Legal aid lawyer Oscars

Paul Bowen QC has received the prestigious lifetime achievement award at the 2019 LALYs (Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards), for his human rights work. 

Bowen acted in several right-to-die cases, and in a five-year case in which the removal of legal aid from child migrants was declared unlawful. Special awards were also presented to District Judge Anselm Eldergill, One Pump Court barrister Rachel Francis and Irwin Mitchell solicitor Oliver Carter, with other winners including legal aid newcomer Una Morris of Garden Court Chambers, and legal aid agency Child Poverty Action Group.

Issue: 7849 / Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

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—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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