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20 March 2019
Issue: 7833 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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LexisNexis Legal Awards 2019


More than 250 lawyers attended the LexisNexis Legal Awards last week at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane. The event, hosted by comedian Susan Calman, celebrates excellence and innovation across the legal sector. Awards recipients included Serena Gates of 5 St Andrews Hill, who received The Halsbury Award for Rule of Law from Baroness Helena Kennedy QC. Clive Stafford Smith, founder of Reprieve, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Christian Fleck, managing director, LexisNexis UK and Ireland. A collection was held on the night in support of the International Law Book Facility.

A full list of winners can be found here.

Issue: 7833 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors

Switalskis—five appointments

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

NEWS
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A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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