Robert Bourns, partner at national law firm TLT Solicitors, has become the 172nd president of the Law Society of England and Wales. He is a representative to the Law Society Council from the City of London, and succeeds outgoing president Jonathan Smithers. He plans to focus on promoting the profession to clients at home and abroad, improving equality and diversity, and boosting pride in the legal profession. Joe Egan of Joe Egan Solicitors, is the new vice president and Christina Blacklaws of Cripps is the deputy vice president.
21 July 2016
New Law Society president
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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