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16 October 2014
Issue: 7626 / Categories: Legal News
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Rimer & Kay

Two Lords Justice of Appeal have retired.

Lord Justice Rimer, who was appointed to his post in 2007, retired on 7 October. Sir Colin Rimer was called to the Bar in 1968, took silk in 1988 and was appointed a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division in 1994, a judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2002 and a member of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2004.

Lord Justice Maurice Kay, who was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in 2004, retired on 1 October. Sir Maurice was called to the Bar in 1975 and took silk and was appointed a Recorder in 1988. An employment specialist, he was appointed to the High Court in 1995 and served on the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He served as President of the Judicial Studies Board from 2007 to 2010, when he was appointed vice-president of the Court of Appeal in 2010.

Issue: 7626 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
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