DAC Beachcroft has appointed financial services specialist Jayne Bennett as a partner in its Financial Institutions Group.
John Cooper QC, 25 Bedford Row, has been appointed special adviser to the Shadow Minister for Local Government and Communities.
His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC took up his post as the first Chief Coroner of England and Wales this month.
Doncaster based law firm, Atherton Godfrey now has a Polish speaking member on its legal team.
Patricia Robertson QC has been appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB). She will take up the position in January 2013.
Parental rights should not trump children’s welfare, says Robert Micklem
Is the clock ticking for squatters? Mark Tempest reports
Simon Duncan continues to explore who has the right to sue former directors under s 217 of the Insolvency Act 1986
Clive Freedman & Christopher Harris expose the dangers of unilateral communications
Trade Agency Ltd v Seramico Investments Ltd C-619/10, [2012] All ER (D) 66 (Sep)
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
