National law firm Bond Dickinson LLP, which has a large office in Plymouth, is the first law firm to become an ambassador for the right Waste, right Place campaign, a national initiative aimed at raising awareness of the Duty of Care for waste amongst UK businesses.
Managed by the Environmental Services Association (ESA), the campaign was launched in April 2016 following damning...
National law firm Bond Dickinson, which has a large office in Plymouth, has today been named as a "Best Legal Adviser" in Legal Week's Best Legal Adviser Report 2016. The report asked in-house counsel for their opinions on satisfaction, importance and innovation in the service they receive from the top UK and global firms.
A new project aimed at giving Plymouth University law students the chance to learn new customer service skills is being launched at the Council’s First Stop Shop in New George street next week.
The pilot project between Plymouth Law School and the City Council will enable the law students to offer advice on employment law for individuals and a health check for businesses and charities...
Staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons are getting ready to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge this July to raise money for charity in honour of their friend and colleague, Mark Batten.
Mark, who was Chief Cashier at Kitsons, passed away suddenly in March 2014. He worked at Kitsons for over 35 years and was a prominent and well liked member of the firm. In 2013 when the...
Fire chiefs have welcomed yesterday's announcement that the government plans to introduce vital life-saving legislation on smoke alarms in rented properties ahead of the General Election.
New regulations which make it compulsory for all landlords to fit smoke alarms in rented homes are to be issued by the Government it was announced today at the Local Government Association (LGA)...
A new law against drug driving coming into force today (2 March 2015) has been strongly welcomed by road safety charity Brake, which has been campaigning for the law alongside families bereaved by drug driving.
The law will make it a criminal offence to drive with drugs in your body in England and Wales, removing the need to prove impairment and making it much easier to prosecute drug...
Date: Wednesday 30th April 2014 Time: 9.45 am - 1.00 pm / 3 hours CPD Venue: Exeter Racecourse
St John's Chambers' Professional Negligence Team will be speaking at Devon & Somerset Law Society's Professional Negligence Update on Wednesday, 30th April at Exeter Racecourse from 9.45am until 1.00pm.
Law firm Ashfords LLP has appointed two new Partners, James Heath and Gareth Pinwell, to its Plymouth office, enhancing its Real Estate and Planning offering to the City and the South West.
Real Estate lawyer, James Heath, has over 10 years experience of commercial property transactions and has been recognised in both Chambers, as a leader in his field, and Legal 500, where it is noted...
Three members of St John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street have been publicly recognised in The Chambers UK 100 Bar. Leslie Blohm QC; Andrew Marsden and Glyn Edwards have been ranked in the ‘Chambers 100 UK Bar’, ranking the top 100 silks and barristers practising at the Bar of England and Wales.
St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven silks...
