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The shock of the new

01 October 2010 / Roger Smith
Issue: 7435 / Categories: Opinion , Media
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The Indie had a go. Now it is the time of The Guardian. The temptation to knock The Times off its perch as the “must have” newspaper for any self-respecting lawyer is overwhelming.

The Indie had a go. Now it is the time of The Guardian. The temptation to knock The Times off its perch as the “must have” newspaper for any self-respecting lawyer is overwhelming. The Guardian has timed its run well, leading with a law section on its website and a weekly compilation of legal stories delivered free and called “The Bundle”. Meanwhile The Times’ legal coverage on the web has disappeared from general view behind a pay wall that The Guardian delights in reporting has reduced its readership by about 90%.

The Guardian got a good turnout for its launch party, indicating that it has made a decent fist of its initiative. Dominic Grieve, the attorney general, revealed that he followed The Guardian’s website and, rather more surprisingly, its legal correspondent’s tweets—though he blamed his wife as the conduit of

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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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