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PM award for London lawyer supporting charity initiative

6th November 2015
A legal professional using her network to help build a London base for a charity supporting people living with neurological conditions has been named a Point of Light by Prime Minister David Cameron. Christine was instrumental in setting up the ‘London Minds’ group to support the work of Cerebra, a national charity for children and […]
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Ashfords LLP appoints Stuart Fleet to London Corporate Team

15th September 2015
Ashfords LLP adds strength to its Corporate offering with the hire of Stuart Fleet from US law firm Kaye Scholer. Stuart joins the 65 strong team headed up by Andrew Betteridge. Stuart has extensive expertise in UK and cross border transactions, equity financings and restructurings and specialises in public takeovers, IPO's, secondary issues, M&A, joint […]
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Latest Lasting Power of Attorney process removes safeguards, warns solicitors

24th August 2015
The new Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) process, provided by the Office of the Public Guardian last month, removes certain safeguards that could lead to abuse of the system, warns solicitors Moore Blatch. The new process is intended to increase take-up of LPAs, which is woefully low, with only around 15% of people aged over […]
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Birketts recruits contentious intellectual property specialist

4th August 2015
Maria Peyman has joined the commercial litigation team at top 100 law firm Birketts as a senior associate.   Maria specialises in advising clients in relation to disputes arising from or in connection with various intellectual property rights, including copyright, trade marks, and design rights. She also advises in relation to passing off and breach […]
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