Mackrell Turner Garrett has appointed a new criminal lawyer.
DAC Beachcroft LLP and Canadian firm McCague Borlack have agreed to enter into a formal association with effect from this month.
Lord Woolf to co-chair “inquiry into inquiries” for CEDR
Employer’s & public liability portal “drop-outs”
Copyright protection for certain artistic works could be extended to 70 years plus the life of the creator, bringing UK law into line with that of other EU member states.
The Co-operative Legal Services (Co-op LS) is to recruit a further 3,000 people to its legal team, creating the largest consumer law business in the UK.
Gillie Christou and Maria Ward, social workers in the Baby P case, have lost their unfair dismissal appeal (Christou and Ward v London Borough of Haringey UKEAT/0298/11).
Barristers are branching out by setting up fixed-price consumer businesses.
The pace of legislative change has slackened, according to research by Sweet & Maxwell.
Ryanair Holdings plc v Office of Fair Trading and another [2012] EWCA Civ 643, [2012] All ER (D) 168 (May)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
