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Statwatch

24 July 2008
Issue: 7330 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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Legal news update

Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 (SI 2008/1731) Commence 25 July 2008. Amend the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) Rules 2003 in relation to disclosure of documents; statements of truth; orders putting into effect court decisions; service of documents by parties; other rules relating to directions; replacement of the council on tribunals by the administrative justice and tribunals council; summary disposal; sealing of orders; and costs.
 

Issue: 7330 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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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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