The Solicitors Pro Bono Group (SPBG) has confirmed the appointment of Robert Gill as its new chief executive. Gill has been acting chief since joining the SPBG on secondment from the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) last summer. Gill will formally quit the DCA to take up his new position. The news comes as the SPBG relaunches under the name LawWorks.

First reported on legalweek.com (31 March).