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04 September 2008
Issue: 7335 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Legal profession running on empty

Profession

Three-quarters of the legal profession admit to feeling run down and exhausted because of work — the highest of any occupation surveyed, according to research conducted by Benenden Healthcare. At the other end of the scale, just over 50% retail workers said they suffer from exhaustion. However only 10% legal professionals became ill due to work—joint lowest with marketing communications professionals.

Overall, nearly two-thirds (65%) of people are run down by their work and nearly a quarter (24%) have been ill as a result of work.
 

Issue: 7335 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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