Herbert Smith’s executive partner Iain Rothnie has been selected to fill the newly created chief operating officer position while the firm looks for someone to fill the role permanently. The role, which is likely to be filled by a non-lawyer from outside the firm, was created by David Gold, who will become senior partner on 1 April.
Making contact
Protests by fathers’ pressure groups have put child contact at the top of the political agenda. Margaret Simpson discusses the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill In early February the Government published the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill. It proposes new measures to address some of the shortfalls in the Children Act 1989, specifically […]
