Beachcroft has appointed Bryan Houston as head of intelligence.
Weightmans LLP has joined only 57 other companies in the country to be certified as one of Britain’s top employers for 2011 in the annual assessment by the corporate research foundation (CRF) institute.
Ledingham Chalmers LLP has announced the appointment of new partner, Douglas Watson within the company’s private client team in Aberdeen.
Schools and educational establishments in the Westcountry will be a priority for legal firm Stephens Scown with the creation of a new team of solicitors for the sector.
Costs, case management & e-disclosure
For many expert witnesses, the decision of the Supreme Court in Jones v Kaney will make little immediate difference...
FPR: David Burrows puts case management principles in the spotlight
Susan Nash examines a variety of human rights & wrongs
Claimant solicitors face a bumpy road ahead says Dominic Regan
Alexander Bastin & Janice Northover examine the costs-related traps that await the unwary in the LVT
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
