The John Lewis Partnership has appointed a new legal panel following a review of its existing arrangements.

Slaughter and May is appointed as corporate adviser to provide the legal team with strategic advice in a number of complex and high profile areas and to support in relation to corporate governance matters.  Burges Salmon is a new appointment and joins Dentons and Eversheds, who have been reappointed, to provide a full range of legal services, outside Slaughter and May's remit.

Keith Hubber, General Counsel and Company Secretary at the John Lewis Partnership said:

'The review was implemented to establish closer, longer-term relationships with a smaller number of firms who are committed to investing in their relationship with the Partnership. We identified firms with proven sector experience who understand the Partnership's culture and demonstrated a desire to work collaboratively to support the in-house team. We look forward to working with them.'