Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7487

The achievements of the legal profession were celebrated by the Law Society last week

Kim Beatson, head of the family team at Anthony Gold, won the ADR practitioner of the year award at the Family Law Awards 2011 last week

Penningtons Solicitors has announced the appointment of David Kendall as a partner in its corporate team

BT’s head of commercial disputes, Stephen O’Dowd, is to join Harbour Litigation Funding as a director of litigation funding

Gaines-Cooper creates uncertainty over definition of ”distinct break”

Deal demonstrates that ABS frontrunner means business

Employment lawyers have hit out at “policy legislation by elastoplast”, which they say is creating a bewildering “mish-mash” of regulation

Law graduates slam level of practical employment advice provided by universities

Regulatory matters are troubling a rising number of UK businesses, fuelling demand for outside counsel

Lord Neuberger speaks out on technology in the courtroom