THIS ISSUE
Trainee solicitor appointed Mayor of Cheshire town
New chairman for EWI
Experienced addition to Scottish firm
New award-winning insolvency recruit for RPC
Yorkshire firms partner up
IP & ICT specialist appointed as partner
Lightsource are accredited by SRA to offer training contracts
Will the government listen to legal campaigners' protests, asks Jon Robins
Ian Smith reports on the secular, spiritual & circular nature of employment law
David Burrows explores the different ways in which a judge’s decision can be reconsidered
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Walkers—Muriel Marseille
Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers
Excello Law—John Osborne
Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello
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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