Gareth Ledsham

Jul 30, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Gareth Ledsham |Sarah Richardson |Chelsea Aba

The 10,000 Black Interns programme offers paid work experience across a wide range of sectors (including legal) each year, providing critical training and development opportunities. At present the plan is that 24 industries will provide 10,000 internships in aggregate over five years. The firm welcomed its first intern, Chelsea Aba, earlier this month.

Jul 11, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Sarah Richardson |Gareth Ledsham

Chelsea Aba joins the firm on 8 July and will intern until 19 August, and Lucas Wallace will be joining from 19 August until 28 September. Each will circulate around a number of legal teams across the firm’s broad practice in emulation of the structure of a training contract. The 10000 Black Interns programme offers paid work experience across a wide range of sectors (including legal) each year, providing critical training and development opportunities.

Feb 15, 2023 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Gareth Ledsham

In a recent interview with Citywealth, trust and estate disputes partner Gareth Ledsham discusses the rise of lifetime gift litigation. He explains some of the circumstances under which lifetime gifts may be challenged, such as where the donor may have been unduly influenced into making the gift, or where they may have lacked capacity.