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24 January 2008
Issue: 7305 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Training & education , Profession
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NEW CHAIR FOR VOS

Bar Council immediate past chairman, Geoffrey Vos QC, has been appointed chairman of the trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF)

Bar Council immediate past chairman, Geoffrey Vos QC, has been appointed chairman of the trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF), the charity which helps young people from less privileged backgrounds join the major professions and business. It provides internships in more than 60 different firms and corporations for high-achiev­ing A-level students from low income backgrounds. Vos worked closely with Lord Neuberger to produce the Entry to the Bar Working Party’s report on access to the profession, which looked at the social factors that may deter bright candidates from particular back­grounds from applying to the Bar.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

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—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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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