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02 May 2013
Issue: 7558 / Categories: Legal News
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Pro bono stars

Charity appeals for volunteers from legal profession

The charity Working Families is appealing to lawyers and paralegals for help through volunteering and donations. More than 2,600 working parents and carers called the charity’s free legal helpline last year with calls ranging from redundancy to maternity discrimination. The charity’s team includes six pro bono lawyers and paralegals and four part-time trained advisors. It is helped by Wragge & Co, Simmons & Simmons, Matrix Chambers, Law Society Charity, London Legal Support Trust, Pinsent Masons and Freshfields. For further information, contact Leon.Clowes@workingfamilies.org.uk.

Issue: 7558 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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