London solicitors Withers have appointed six new partners from within its own ranks. The six – Janette Catell, Paul Brecknell, Adam Taylor, Meriel Schindler, Stephen Digby and Hugh Devlin – takes the number of partners in the firm to 44. Withers says it has been expanding in the last two years after following a policy of building strength in complementary specialisms.
Defining a cattlegate
The legal status of ‘stints’ or ‘cattlegates’ is to be defined by the Law Lords. Judgment is now pending in the case of Bracken Bank Lodge (BBL) v Peart and others. The Lords have been asked to rule on whether conveyance of a ‘stint’ or ‘cattlegate’ can confer a corporeal right to a share in […]
