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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

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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