Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7458

Barlow Robbins LLP has appointed Philip Stephenson as head of company commercial.

The Law Society is to work closely with newly appointed chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), Christopher Stephens, to help increase the number of solicitors appointed to the judiciary.

LSLA signature twice-yearly series of lectures gets underway in May.

John Evans has joined Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP’s disputes and investigations practice in London as a partner.

DWF has appointed Christopher Ryan as a commercial insurance partner.

New commission to investigate UK Bill of Rights

Court hearings should be televised, according to Lord Neuberger

Totipotent cells, which carry within them the potential to evolve into complete human beings, are human embryos and therefore not patentable, according to an Advocate General’s Opinion.

The Law Society has expressed disappointment that the Legal Services Commission will not provide a structured compensation package for firms that lost out in the 2010 family law tender round.

Proposed impact of civil legal aid cuts “based on out of date figures”