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24 April 2008
Issue: 7318 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Training & education , Profession
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Manchester boost

In Brief

Legal professionals in Manchester are to profit from the opening of a College of Law centre providing tailored training courses. The college’s director in the North West, Tricia Chatterton, says that the centre will “support the local economy by encouraging the retention of legal talent and develop the regions managing partners of the future”. In addition to the centre in Manchester, the college is to invest £2m in its Chester facility.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Magic Circle hire strengthens Sharpe Pritchard’s infrastructure finance capability

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin adds corporate crime specialist to growing dispute resolution team

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr Co strengthens private client team with partner appointment

NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no 
Winning an arbitral award against a state is one thing; enforcing it is another
Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy? 
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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