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22 October 2009
Issue: 7390 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Davies Arnold Cooper LLP New appointments

Star move Three’s company at Davies Arnold Cooper

Davies Arnold Cooper LLP has announced the appointment of three new partners.

Wendy Trehy advises clients on all aspects of employment law and was previously in-house counsel at BSkyB Plc and joins from Vizards Wyeth.

Alex Megaw joins from Pannone’s Manchester office and specialises in commercial litigation and all aspects of insolvency including directors disqualification proceedings. Alex was appointed a deputy district judge in 1998.

Barry Goodall joins from Hawkswell Kilvington LLP. He specialises in 
construction and engineering dispute resolution, acting for a full range of contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and employers through adjudication, litigation and arbitration, as well as providing advice on contract administration during the course of projects.

New era for Newcastle

Professor Paul Maharg is to join the School of Law at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne as part of £17m of additional investment in leading academic research and teaching staff.

He is currently director of innovative learning technologies development and co-director of legal practice programmes at the Glasgow Graduate Law Centre, University of Strathclyde. 
He is renowned for the development of learning tools which support legal education.

In his current role he has built a virtual learning environment, the town of Ardcalloch, in support of online simulation exercises.

Thomas Eggar’s greatest hits

Thomas Eggar LLP, has achieved a Tier One ranking in the Legal 500 listings for its work in corporate & commercial; insolvency & corporate recovery; employment; agriculture & estates and personal tax; trusts & probate. The firm also achieved top tier in the regional heavyweights in the south east regional overview.

FLiP update

Bradley Williams is now a partner at Family Law in Partnership (FLiP) after nearly a decade with the firm. Bradley joined FLiP in 1999 as a paralegal before converting to a trainee and then qualifying in 2004.

 

Issue: 7390 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield

Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield

Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand

Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber

Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber

Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm

Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree

Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree

Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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