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20 June 2013
Issue: 7565 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Sir Anthony Hooper—Expert Witness Institute

New chairman for EWI

The Expert Witness Institute has appointed Sir Anthony Hooper as its new chair. Sir Anthony replaces James Badenoch QC who stepped down on 5 June after nine years. Sir Anthony recently retired from the Court of Appeal to which he was appointed in 2004. Following a period as an academic in England and Canada, he practiced as a barrister in London, specialising in criminal law, and in 1995 he was appointed a High Court judge. Currently, Sir Anthony is the inaugural judicial fellow of the UCL Judicial Institute and an honorary professor in the law faculty at the university.

Issue: 7565 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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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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