Trowers & Hamlins, Manchester has appointed Lynn James as a partner to its property dispute resolution practice.
Pauline Sibbit, partner at Sacker & Partners LLP, has been elected as chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) for a two-year period.
Specialist healthcare law firm Capsticks has hired three new lawyers to join its Birmingham office.
Specialist insurance litigation practice Plexus Law, part of the Parabis Group, has recruited three new partners:
Nick Anstee, a senior director at SJ Berwin, has commenced his term as lord mayor of the City of London.
Janis Clandon has joined the family law department of Lancashire law firm Marsden Rawsthorn as a senior solicitor.
Tariq v Home Office [2009] All ER (D) 100 (Nov)
Seaga v Harper [2009] UKPC 26, [2009] All ER (D) 44 (Nov)
R (on the application of the Health and Safety Executive) v Wolverhampton City Council [2009] EWHC 2688 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 60 (Nov)
In its 60th year, the legal aid scheme, in common with the rest of the public sector, has to live within its means.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
