Profiles – Page 64
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Interview: TNT UK legal director and new C&I group chair John Bleasdale
For a man who has retrained throughout a career spanning civil law, criminal law, the public sector, private practice and in-house practice, it comes as no surprise that education is at the top of John Bleasdale’s agenda. As new chair of the Commerce & Industry Group, the association of in-house ...
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In-house interview: how ITV is rewriting its role with external firms
Barry Matthews works in TV. He is also a solicitor. Matthews is legal affairs director of ITV’s brand and commercial unit, part of a 90-strong legal team providing support for one of the most heavily regulated businesses in the land.
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In-house interview: James Ormrod, legal affairs director for HP
The Gazette begins a series of interviews with top in-house counsel by talking to James Ormrod, legal affairs director for HP UK, Ireland, Middle East, the Med and Africa.
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Interview: Jackson discusses civil justice at proportionate cost
Though it is a ‘mere’ 663 pages – rather than the expected 1,000 – there is no getting away from the fact that Lord Justice Jackson’s preliminary report on civil litigation costs is a weighty tome in every respect.
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Interview: Christopher Greenwood - QC, law professor and now ICJ judge
His appearance is jovial and his demeanour reflects his occupations. He is precise – he is a barrister after all – and measured, because he teaches undergraduates. But his recent election as one of the 15 permanent judges at the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) raised eyebrows – Northern ...
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Interview: Dominic Grieve, shadow justice secretary
Britain could have a Conservative government in little over a year, or even sooner. What would that mean for solicitors? Catherine Baksi spoke to Dominic Grieve QC, the shadow justice secretary, to find out.
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Interview: lawyer and MEP Diana Wallis
Eurocrats feature more rarely in the Gazette than their power over the UK's legal system might warrant. It would be fair to say that some of the most important legislative changes in recent years have emanated from Europe – the Human Rights Act, for example, is barely out of the ...
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Interview: Helen Broughton
Helen Broughton describes herself as one of Liverpool’s ‘imports’, arriving in the city in 1979 from Blackpool.