Please click on the links below view recent news, press releases, articles and events published by Blake Lapthorn. Other legal updates, bulletins and newsletters specific to service areas or sectors are regularly produced by our specialist teams. These can be viewed within each team's pages on the site, along with other relevant information.

Privy Council update - Spring

May 2012

In this issue: Privy Council comings and goings, Twitter, Practice Direction 9 - electronic filing of documents, core bundles, reasons for grant/refusal of permission, costs and court dress.

the Defamation Bill continued...

May 2012

Our Defamation team provides an update on the Defamation Bill and considers the implications for publishers, specifically for website operators and scientific or academic journals.

firm named one of Private Client Practitioner's Top 25 law firms 2012

May 2012

Blake Lapthorn has been named one of Top 25 law firms 2012 by Private Client Practitioner, who recently completed a survey of approximately 125 law firms operating in the private client sector in the UK.

firm's head of franchising promoted to partner

May 2012

Blake Lapthorn is pleased to announce that the head of its nationally ranked Franchising team, Sheilah Mackie, has been promoted to partner.

firm continues growth with the appointment of three partners

May 2012

Blake Lapthorn is pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners, Sheilah Mackie, Mike Wilson and Dr Jock Mackenzie.

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