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01 April 2010
Issue: 7411 & 7412 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Seamus Smyth Carter Lemon Camerons LLP

Seamus Smyth, senior partner at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP has been elected president of London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA).

Seamus specialises in business-based litigation and arbitration. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was until recently chairman of the British South African Law Association.

As LSLA president, Seamus sees the most immediate challenge for litigators as being the funding of litigation in the aftermath of the Jackson Report against the unpredictable background of an imminent general election.

Issue: 7411 & 7412 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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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

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