The London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) has announced the details of its spring/summer lecture series. On 10 May, Herbert Smith Freehills hosts a panel discussion on instructing experts; Toby Landau QC of Essex Court Chambers looks at the law of apparent bias and conflicts of interest at Slaughter and May on 24 May; Colin Passmore, senior partner at Simmons & Simmons, will speak on legal professional privilege at Herbert Smith Freehills on 15 June; and on 12 July, Slaughter and May will host a lecture on freezing orders by Nathan Pillow QC of Essex Court Chambers. Tickets and full details of the lectures are available here.
04 May 2017
LSLA speakers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist
Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg
Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire
NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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