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10 October 2013
Issue: 7579 / Categories: Legal News
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Legal first

Justice Secretary announces UK Global Law Summit

Britain’s legal services are to be showcased in London in February 2015 at the first ever UK Global Law Summit, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced. The event will mark 800 years of the Magna Carta. Grayling said the summit would be “a world class conference showcasing the UK's unrivalled legal expertise, based on a long history of freedom and justice”. “I am determined to help UK law firms and lawyers succeed in the global race and develop the business opportunities created by their world-class reputation,” he added.

Issue: 7579 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

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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