Both the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC, and the Solicitor General, Oliver Heald, have been ousted from office in the Cabinet reshuffle. Grieve will be replaced by Jeremy Wright MP, a former criminal barrister at No5 Chambers who has been an MP since 2005. He was appointed minister for prisons and rehabilitation at the Ministry for Justice two years ago, was made an Opposition Whip in 2007 and became a Government Whip in 2010. Heald will be replaced by Swindon South MP and barrister Robert Buckland, in his first government post.
17 July 2014
New Attorney General
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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