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Civil way: 9 September 2016

09 September 2016 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7713 / Categories: Features , Civil way
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  • Cake not a good buy. 

  • CPR capping changes. 

  • Civil & insolvency fee hikes.

GOOD BYE

Don’t believe anything said about you in a valedictory, especially if it is favourable. I took my own advice when I retired as a full-time district judge eight weeks ago and escaped speechless through the back door of my court building, my colleagues duped into the belief that I still had a three-day financial remedies application to determine. I organised a buffet lunch for them and the staff soon afterwards from which I was naturally absent in case anyone there felt obliged to say something pleasant about me and that is where the chocolate cake came in. Waitrose had iced it with a “Good Bye” instead of a “Goodbye” as instructed. While everyone knew that I could not write legibly they thought I could spell. Waitrose has refunded the price for the cake by way of gift card without having to launch a small claim and thereby allowing me to re-order and,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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