Richard Moon has united two passions at the offices of Blythe Liggins. The regional firm's office in Rugby Road, Leamington Spa, now houses the headquarters of the Rugby Union Players' Association (RUPA). Moon, head of employment law at Blythe Liggins and former rugby international, set up RUPA in February. He said: “Without Blythe Liggins' support RUPA would not be up and running.” Moon, a former England and Barbarians scrum-half, said playing rugby and working as a lawyer are not that dissimilar – both require an ability to get the best out of individuals.
Law Society paper tackles accreditation of family law
Family lawyers will be asked if they want an accreditation scheme if a draft consultation paper on the issue is approved by the Law Society this week. The paper, which invites comment from the profession’s 20,000 family lawyers, outlines the cases for and against accreditation and suggests ways of implementing it. Unless it is revised […]