Davenport Lyons has appointed two new partners Abesh Choudhury and Nicholas Yapp to its corporate and dispute resolution teams.
Douglas Close has left the Bar to join Mourant Ozannes as global head of a new international private client practice, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious trust and private client work.
The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has welcomed Susan Silver as its 48th president and celebrates a 50/50 split of men and women on its council for the first time.
Legal ombudsman advises against unregulated services
The family courts need to prepare themselves for a deluge of litigants in person, MPs have warned
Secret evidence ruled out in Guantanamo claim
The judiciary is failing to attract solicitors to its ranks, according to the Judicial Appointments Commission
The Law Commission is to review the law of contempt to take into account use of online technologies
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge has paid tribute to judicial independence as scandal embroils press, politicians and police
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into websites that charge people for government services where those services are available directly from government at no cost or for a lower fee
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers
From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others
DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle
DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners
Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay
Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser
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.
