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17 October 2013
Issue: 7580 / Categories: Legal News
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Penningtons Manches

Pennington's Manches purchase results in 115-partner firm

Penningtons Solicitors has bought Manches. All 265 Manches employees, including 46 partners, have moved to Penningtons, now to be known as Penningtons Manches. The resulting 115-partner firm has more than 600 staff, a combined turnover of £58m, and will work from seven premises in England. Chief executive David Raine says: “The legal market is constantly evolving and we do not believe that standing still is an option for any strong, progressive law firm.” 

 

Issue: 7580 / Categories: Legal News
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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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