How useful will the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme be to lawyers? Angela Dass reports
The court’s decision in Noble v Owens illustrates why judgments are and should be final, says Lisa Sullivan
IBB Solicitors has announced a number of promotions with the appointment of two new equity partners and two new fixed share partners.
RBS has appointed Mike Littlewood as head of its professional services team within the bank’s corporate and institutional banking division
An expert in industrial disease claims has been appointed vice-president of the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
RPC has appointed Nicholas Wilcox as a senior associate in the broadcast media team.
Olswang has recruited Campbell Forsyth who joins the firm as partner in the IP group.
Pinsent Masons has hired Andrew Masraf to head the firm’s corporate & tax group.
Roger Smith reflects on detainees, masterly performances & Daily Mail fulmination
There is a fine line between protection & unfairness in sex discrimination cases, says Peter Breakey
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
