This year’s National Pro Bono Week kicks off early on Monday 3 November with a breakfast event hosted by DLA Piper focusing on how to evaluate and monitor pro bono activity, followed by a drop-in session at Portcullis House for MPs and caseworkers on Tuesday. Now in its 13th year, the week celebrates the pro bono legal work carried out by legal professionals throughout the year. Diary dates for next month should include Survival of the Fittest on 22 November, a high octane activity day at Wembley Park to boost funds for the London Legal Support Trust.
30 October 2014
Pro bono hits teens
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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