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27 March 2008
Issue: 7314 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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President Millward

News In Brief

District Judge Edwina Millward, who sits at Maidstone Combined Court, has been elected President of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges. Millward was senior partner in the Maidstone firm Gill Tucker and Tucker before being appointed a judge, and is a former president of the Kent Law Society. She intends to press for the establishment of “a properly funded and resourced unified Family Court”, where magistrates, district judges and circuit judges can work together to make best use of available resources.

Issue: 7314 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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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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