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Weakening of internal monitoring officers puts local authorities at significant legal risk

Local council monitoring officers, those legally required to ensure councils act within the law, lack influence at the top table

Clarke Willmott Adds Experienced Partner to Real Estate Team

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has recruited another senior lawyer to its Taunton real estate team - cementing its position as the largest commercial property practice in the area

Clarion’s growing real estate practice appoints a specialist residential development lawyer

Senior associate Deirdre Lindsay has joined Clarion’s 52-strong real estate practice as it continues to expand

Russell Van Praagh joins Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

He will be a Private Equity Partner in the London Corporate and Finance Transactions Team

McDonald’s faces legal action amidst widespread harassment allegations

Law firm Leigh Day has launched group legal action against fast food giant McDonald’s after the BBC revealed allegations that crew members working for the fast-food giant “were being groped and harassed almost routinely”

Gareth Peirce receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Inspirational Women in Law Awards

Gareth Peirce, leading human rights lawyer and senior partner at Birnberg Peirce, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Inspirational Women in Law Awards

Partner Appointment at Bryan Cave

International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is pleased to welcome Vishal Mawkin as a partner in the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) team of the Corporate and Finance Transactions practice group

Bevan Brittan boosts healthcare expertise with appointment of specialist employment partner

Top-100 law firm Bevan Brittan has boosted its health and care expertise with the appointment of an experienced employment partner