Denton Wilde Sapte senior solicitor Murziline Parchment has been appointed as interim head of legal at the Greater London Authority (GLA) until at least November.

Parchment, who specialises in pubic and planning law, has been on secondment as GLA head of legal since last July. Before her time at Dentons she spent eight years at the Bar in specialist planning chambers, 2 Mitre Court Buildings.