Profiles
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ProfileSarah Sackman KC MP: 'Access to justice is a form of empowerment'
With Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the Crown courts imminent, justice minister Sarah Sackman proposes a ‘bold modernisation initiative’ to reduce the backlog in cases. And in the civil sphere, she tells Michael Cross that technology can ‘democratise access to justice’.
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ProfileMy legal life: Zoe Mortimer and Alexandra Geelan, Hemisphere Consultants
Commercial law specialists providing legal services to female- and minority-led businesses.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Francis McEntegart, MC Legal
Represents Ben McDonald, from Bootle, who set up pet products company Boss Pets earlier this year.
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ProfileMy legal life: Young Legal Aid Lawyers
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Michael Phillips, Andrew Storch Solicitors
Represented a group of claimants comprising faith schools, parents and children in a legal challenge against the government over its decision to impose VAT on private school fees.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Sahil Kher, Kingsley Napley
The firm’s public law team acted for Haringey Law Centre, which was referred to the High Court after fake case citations were presented in submissions in a judicial review case.
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ProfileMy legal life: Camella Cephas, WSP Solicitors
Board member, head of children and care law and soon to be managing director at WSP Solicitors, Gloucestershire
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Hannah Brown, Richard Buxton Solicitors
Firm represented Open Spaces Society, permitted to intervene at the Supreme Court in support of Dartmoor National Park Authority’s argument that wild camping is part of a broad right of open-air recreation granted to the public.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Sarah Myatt, Switalskis
Firm represented Peter Sullivan, whose conviction for murder was quashed by the Court of Appeal this month. Sullivan spent 38 years in prison.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Richard Langley, Broadfield UK
Firm represented West Dulwich Action Group in a legal challenge against Lambeth Council over the introduction of a low traffic neighbourhood.
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ProfilePeople, clients, money – in that order: an interview with Linda Woolley
Kingsley Napley’s Linda Woolley, who is retiring after 21 years as managing partner, tells Eduardo Reyes that kindness and commerciality go hand in hand.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Nusrat Zar, Herbert Smith Freehills
Firm represented intervener Public Law Project at the Court of Appeal, which found the government had wrongly used ‘Henry VIII’ powers to pass protest legislation.
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ProfileMy legal life: Brenda Albert, KONE plc
Legal director (Great Britain, Ireland and Netherlands) at KONE plc, a lift and escalator manufacturer.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Robert Lewis, Mishcon de Reya
Firm’s clients secured a consent order for teaching union NASUWT to reopen general secretary nominations.
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ProfileMy legal life: Mital Raithatha, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Senior solicitor and head of education law, London.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Rosie Walker, Gilson Gray
Represented intervener Sex Matters in a landmark case at the Supreme Court that clarified the definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010.