DAVID Andrews, former managing partner of London firm Clifford Turner and the first UK management consultant to specialise in advising law firms, has been inducted as a Fellow of the US-based College of Law Practice Management to recognise his contributions to law firm management. His citation called him the “best known legal management consultant outside the US”. Andrews founded and chaired the IBA committee 10, which focused at the time on professional development and technology.
Navy nurse's dismissal claim
A sacked Royal Navy nurse is heading for the European Court of Justice with a test case aimed at outlawing the UK’s blanket ban on gay service personnel. Mr Justice Sedley ruled there is at least an “arguable” case that the sacking of 27-year-old Terence Perkins, contravened European law provisions of equal treatment and gave […]