Legal Moves: September 10

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Keep up with who is trading places at the top of the legal profession
Alex Verdan, QC, is one of nine family specialists switching from 9 Gough Square to 4 Paper Buildings. All nine barristers are specialists in child law, moving 4 Paper Buildings to the forefront of the field. The other new recruits are John Tughan, Susan Baldock, James Shaw, Sally Bradley (all over 15 years call), Oliver Jones, Cleo Perry, Ceri White and Dorothea Gartland. Verdan, an expert in complex care proceedings, was called to the Bar in 1987 and became a QC last year. He is a member of the Bar Standards Board conduct committee and a trustee of the charity International Social Services.
Head of chambers at 4 Paper Buildings, Jonathan Cohen, QC, said: “These new acquisitions are a coup for chambers, and we are confident that this will reinforce our position as the leading set for children law and a force to be reckoned with in matrimonial finance."
* Paul Rogerson, City editor of Scottish newspaper The Herald, has taken the editor’s chair at the Law Society Gazette. His appointment follows a lengthy search for an editor-in-chief after the surprise departure of longstanding editor Jonathan Ames in the spring. Rogerson edited a weekly legal section for The Herald. He has also edited a number of trade titles.
“Paul brings with him a mass of journalistic experience,” said Des Hudson, the Law Society’s chief executive. “His appointment will help to deliver services to our members more efficiently and is central to the sharper focus on supporting solicitors.” Ames, who edited the Gazette for seven years, has joined Dubai-based publishers The Media Factory.