Women in the Law – Page 2
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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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OpinionMother in Law: Scott Simmons, rainmaker maker
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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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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NewsCarrie Morrison lecture: No room for complacency over equal opportunities
Law Society and Eversheds co-host Carrie Morrison lecture on ‘shaping the future for women solicitors’ .
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OpinionMother in Law: The meaning of life
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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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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NewsSue Stapely, doyenne of legal PR, dies at 78
Former BBC production assistant became the Law Society’s first head of public relations and then ‘invented crisis PR’.
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NewsMore partner promotions as Irwin Mitchell unveils female-only cohort
Meanwhile global firm DLA Piper announces 65 promotions internationally with a quarter of UK partner promotions going to women.
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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.
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OpinionMother in Law: Shun the social media snake oil sellers
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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NewsTributes pour in for employment judge and solicitor Veronica Dean
Practitioner, who has died aged 65, was 'a force to be reckoned with [...] full of compassion and empathy towards others'.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Emily Soothill, Deighton Pierce Glynn
Represents people detained at Manston short-term holding facility in a case against the government for allegedly unlawful detention and other breaches of their rights.
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NewsOver half of new partners are women at Eversheds, Taylor Wessing and Leigh Day
Prominent firms announce partner promotions across UK and Europe and Asia.
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OpinionMother in Law: Dealing with the death of a pet
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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ProfileMy legal life: Zaib Kosser, rradar
Balancing act: Zaib Kosser is an apprentice solicitor at rradar, Leeds
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NewsFirm promotions: Simkins LLP
Leading media and commercial law firm Simkins LLP is delighted to announce the promotions of Juliane Althoff, Helena Franklin and Jessica Welch to Partner.