Judiciary
His Honour Judge Peter Ford of the Patents County Court will be retiring on 30 September, his 70th birthday. Judge Ford was the first judge appointed to the court in 1990.

Partnership
Philip Burrows, managing partner and head of real estate at Coudert Brothers, has moved to KPMG law firm KLegal to run the new property group. Privatisation and infrastructure partner Steven Beharrell is to take over as Couderts’ managing partner.