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Muckle LLP further expands agriculture team with new appointment

Leading law firm Muckle LLP is further expanding its Agriculture, Estates and Private Client team by appointing solicitor, Lois Dokubo, the latest in a string of new appointments for the team.  

Del Monte Kenya pineapple plantation at centre of human rights abuse allegations

Fruit giant Del Monte is accused of betraying its human rights pledges with allegations against security guards of violent beatings and the rape of villagers living near to its pineapple plantation in Kenya

The establishment of a professional paralegal standards framework: CILEX to propose new chartered paralegal qualification

Chris Bones discusses the proposed chartered paralegal qualification and the changes to CILEX that will establish paralegals as a key professional group within the professional body

Burges Salmon appoints new partner in Employment team

Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Flower as a new partner in its Employment Law team

Bevan Brittan supports Begbies Traynor and Eddisons on Leeds office move

Property experts from Bevan Brittan's Leeds office have advised insolvency practitioners Begbies Traynor and property consultants Eddisons on the lease of their new home in the city

Paul Hastings Advises Infopro Digital on €975 Million High Yield Issuance

The Endeavour Partnership acts alongside Azets on the Sale of Cambridge Research Biochemicals Limited to Biosynth

Permission granted for court challenge over government’s ‘irrational’ criminal legal aid decision

The High Court has granted the Law Society permission to bring a judicial review challenge against the government The application for permission was made after the government failed to increase criminal defence solicitors' legal aid rates by the bare minimum 15%, as recommended by Lord Bellamy's independent review on criminal legal aid.