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30 October 2008
Issue: 7343 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest
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R (on the application of RJM (FC) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] UKHL 63, [2008] All ER (D) 220 (Oct)

(i) Where the Court of Appeal concludes that one of its previous decisions is inconsistent with a subsequent decision of the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Appeal should be free (but not obliged) to depart from that decision.

(ii) The policy of disentitling persons without accommodation from receiving the disability premium to which they would otherwise be entitled in their income support amounts to discrimination under Art 14 but is lawful as it can be justified on policy grounds.
 

Issue: 7343 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest
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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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