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Partnership team heads to Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

Next week, the partnership team - CEO Melissa Davis, Global Marketing Director James Hayhurst, and Head of International Linsay Leslie - will head to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity to listen, learn and be inspired. Held annually...


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MD Communications Legal 5K charity race featured in Law Society Gazette

We are delighted that our Legal 5K race, which took place on Thursday 23 April, has been featured in the Law Society Gazette. Our fun and friendly competition is featured in the wellbeing section of the Gazette, in an...


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Read our May 2026 newsletter

Our May newsletter covers the MD Communications Legal 5K results, our BD breakfast roundtable, the latest LinkedIn insights, and our CEO Melissa's SEND legal challenge moves forward. Sweat, strategy & social: A busy month in Legal PR It’s been a busy month...


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CEO Melissa Davis featured in Special Needs Jungle on her SEND legal challenge

Our CEO Melissa Davis writes a personal piece in Special Needs Jungle on the realities of parenting a profoundly disabled child and the growing concern surrounding the Government’s proposed SEND reforms. Drawing on the experiences of her daughter Jessica, who is...


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SEND legal challenge brought by CEO Melissa Davis featured in Law Society Gazette

Our CEO Melissa Davis' judicial review challenge on SEND reform against the government has been featured in The Law Society Gazette. Following the letter before action, a legal challenge has now been brought on behalf of eight-year-old Jessica Hayhurst, daughter of...


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MD Communications attends the Women and Diversity in Law Awards

Our CEO Melissa Davis and Head of International Linsay Leslie attended this year’s Women and Diversity in Law Awards, where we were shortlisted in two categories, joining legal leaders, changemakers and organisations from across the profession to celebrate progress in...


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Read our April 2026 newsletter

Our April newsletter covers a final reminder to register for the MD Communications Legal 5K, details of the last week of our running club, a look at what purpose means to legal leaders, and an update on our CEO Melissa's...


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SEND legal challenge brought by CEO Melissa Davis featured in The Times

Our CEO Melissa Davis' judicial review challenge on SEND reform against the government has been featured in The Times. A major legal battle is brewing over the government’s proposed "once-in-a-generation" SEND reforms, which critics argue will strip thousands of children of...


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Government backtracks on position in SEND legal challenge led by CEO Melissa Davis

The government has reversed its position on the response it gave to our CEO Melissa Davis on her judicial review challenge on SEND reform.  The Government Legal Department has responded to further pre-action correspondence in the legal challenge on SEND...


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Purpose panel: What does purpose mean to you professionally and personally?

The panel from our purpose event explain what purpose means to them, both professionally and personally. For Managing Partner at Kingsley Napley Matt Meyer, purpose is values based. This is something he feels and shares in common with others. It’s...