My legal life: Zoe Mortimer and Alexandra Geelan, Hemisphere Consultants
Commercial law specialists providing legal services to female- and minority-led businesses.
Lawyer in the news: Francis McEntegart, MC Legal
Represents Ben McDonald, from Bootle, who set up pet products company Boss Pets earlier this year.
My legal life: Young Legal Aid Lawyers
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
Lawyer in the news: Michael Phillips, Andrew Storch Solicitors
Represented a group of claimants comprising faith schools, parents and children in a legal challenge against the government over its decision to impose VAT on private school fees.
Lawyer in the news: Sahil Kher, Kingsley Napley
The firm’s public law team acted for Haringey Law Centre, which was referred to the High Court after fake case citations were presented in submissions in a judicial review case.
My legal life: Camella Cephas, WSP Solicitors
Board member, head of children and care law and soon to be managing director at WSP Solicitors, Gloucestershire
Lawyer in the news: Hannah Brown, Richard Buxton Solicitors
Firm represented Open Spaces Society, permitted to intervene at the Supreme Court in support of Dartmoor National Park Authority’s argument that wild camping is part of a broad right of open-air recreation granted to the public.
My legal life: Katy Watts, Liberty
Interview with Monidipa Fouzder.
Lawyer 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.
My legal life: Simon Man, Government Legal Department
Director of Treasury legal adviser.
Lawyer in the news: Richard Langley, Broadfield UK
Firm represented West Dulwich Action Group in a legal challenge against Lambeth Council over the introduction of a low traffic neighbourhood.
My legal life: Paige Gajic, Freeths
Senior associate, Nottingham.
People, 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.
My legal life: Nabil Shah, Leadenhall Law Group
Head of conveyancing (London).
Lawyer 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.
My legal life: Brenda Albert, KONE plc
Legal director (Great Britain, Ireland and Netherlands) at KONE plc, a lift and escalator manufacturer.
Lawyer in the news: Robert Lewis, Mishcon de Reya
Firm’s clients secured a consent order for teaching union NASUWT to reopen general secretary nominations.
My legal life: Mital Raithatha, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Senior solicitor and head of education law, London.
Lawyer 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.
Lawyer 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.
My legal life: Bill Bennett, Milford & Dormor Solicitors
Consultant and practice manager, Chard, Somerset.
My legal life: Zaib Kosser, rradar
Balancing act: Zaib Kosser is an apprentice solicitor at rradar, Leeds
Lawyer in the news: Ravi Naik, AWO
Ravi Naik, legal director at AWO, London.
My legal life: Winona Chan, Aldermore Bank
Legal counsel, London.
Lawyer in the news: Katy Colton, Mishcon de Reya
The firm has been instructed to pursue legal action to secure a pardon for Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK.
My legal life: Patrick Geddes, Allington Hughes Law
Director and head of the criminal and regulatory department at Allington Hughes Law, Wrexham.
Lawyer in the news: Layla Barke-Jones, Aaron & Partners
Representing Delta Taxis, one of two taxi companies that have set up a ‘fighting fund’ to battle Uber in the Supreme Court in July.
Obituary: Chris Long
Christopher Gordon Long's 'kindly manner, innate courtesy and self-effacing demeanour concealed an astute legal brain'.
My legal life: Mandhir Seera, Hodge Jones & Allen
Trainee, London.
Lawyer in the news: Craig Cooper, Barings Law
Barings Law won a High Court appeal that will allow motor finance claims to proceed through one single claim form.