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Investigating Grenfell

14 December 2017
Issue: 7774 / Categories: Legal News
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A separate inquiry in the Grenfell Tower disaster has been launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), looking into whether the State fulfilled its human rights and equality duties. Due to conclude in April 2018, it will focus on the State’s duty to investigate, the duty to provide adequate housing, and access to justice as well as other human rights involved. Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who is leading the official inquiry, opted not to include social housing policy from his inquiry as he felt it would take too much time and raise social, economic and political questions unsuitable for a judge-led inquiry.

Issue: 7774 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner 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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