TV Edwards LLP has announced that Blacklaws Davis will be joining them from the 1 May.
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has announced the appointment of Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE QC as its new president.
Alastair Young and Andrew Jones have joined SNR Denton’s, litigation and arbitration team as partners
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has recruited two new hires—partner, David Meredith and legal director, Andrew Sutherland.
Michael Cover, accredited mediator has been re-appointed as the representative of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) on the Board of the Civil Mediation Council.
The holy grail of the post-Legal Services Act world appears to be the creation of a solicitor-led legal brand instantly recognisable by the public...
The Secretary of State for Justice announced in early February that the planned introduction of the Bribery Act (the Act) in April 2011 will be delayed a third time.
Ian Smith reports on an unusual misconduct dismissal, Tupeland & product placement
Leave to remove: no longer the carer’s prerogative, ask Kim Beatson & Shelley Cumbers
Andrew Francis considers a novel area of property law
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris
Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner
Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan
Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan
Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott
Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
