PHILIP MOSER, the head of the European law group at Hailsham Chambers, is transferring to Monckton Chambers, the specialist EU law set.
Called in 1992, Moser has built up a specialist practice in EU law, advising a range of clients from large companies to individuals. At Hailsham Chambers he worked closely with Eleanor Sharpston, QC, who was sworn in as the UK Advocate-General in the European Court of Justice on January 10. His decision to join Monckton Chambers was sparked by her elevation to the Bench. He said: “Monckton Chambers is the obvious home for an EU lawyer like me.”
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LOUISE MERRETT has been appointed Lovells Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge.
The City firm will fund the lectureship for five years as well as providing 14 bursaries of £1,000 a year for undergraduates in financial need. Merrett, a tenant at the leading commercial set Fountain Court, is currently College Teaching Officer and Director of Studies in Law at Trinity College, Cambridge, and will start her new post in September.
Lawson Caisley, graduate recruitment partner at Lovells, said: “As a firm we recognise that there is a need for the business community to support the UK’s leading educational institutions.”
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ANNA RABIN is joining Jeffrey Green Russell, the West End commercial firm, as head of construction and engineering.
She is making the move from Maples Teesdale, the niche property and construction firm, and has been handed a brief to build a construction practice.
Her experience spans several leading projects, including acting for the consortium that successfully bid for London’s Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.
She said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to form a construction and engineering department which will supplement all the other core areas of work undertaken by the firm.”
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THE London set Hardwicke Building is setting up an IP practice with the recruitment of Mark Engelman and Ian Silcock from 7 New Square.
Called to the Bar in 1987, Engelman’s workload covers both contentious and non-contentious IP with a particular focus on contentious trademark cases. Before returning to the Bar in 1999 he was head of the intellectual property team at Body Shop International.
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Silcock, who was called in 1997, is also a former Body Shop lawyer. Ann Buxton, the chief executive of Hardwicke Building, said: “We have been keen to develop additional strength in other areas and IP was at the top of our list.”