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24 January 2019
Issue: 7825 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Legal Personality Award: the famous five

Five candidates are on this year’s shortlist for the LexisNexis Legal Personality of the Year award: Harriet Wistrich, Birnberg Peirce solicitor and founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice; Deighton Pierce Glynn partner Louise Whitfield; Michael Mylonas QC, head of the Court of Protection team at Serjeants’ Inn; Jacqueline McGuigan, of TMP Solicitors; and finally, former Reprieve lawyer Cori Crider. The winner will be decided by an online poll of NLJ readers. For a full overview of their achievements and to cast your vote, please visit this link before 18 February.

Issue: 7825 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis wills and probate team extends reach with two appointments

NEWS
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
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