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19 March 2009
Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Professional services report

News in brief

Regulatory burdens should be lifted, and the government should continue to strive to open legal markets overseas, the Professional Services Global Competitiveness Group has said this week in its first report to Chancellor Alistair Darling. It called on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to lift restrictions on lawyers from India, China and some other jurisdictions requalifying in England and Wales to ensure there is enough talent to fill UK legal jobs.
 

Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

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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