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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7562

30 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith casts an eye over the comings & goings in the legal world

Philip Henson reviews the government consultation on fee remissions for the courts & tribunals

Ian Smith considers spent convictions, TUPE transfer affected employees & the enforceability of collective agreements

International comity prevents disclosure of prosecution documents in family proceedings, as David Burrows reports

Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs

Big matches in tenancy litigation, the guest list from hell & beware the client

Hide v The Steeplechase Co (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545

Shindler v United Kingdom (App No 19840/09) [2013] ECHR 19840/09, [2013] All ER (D) 239 (May)

IG Markets Ltd v Crinion and another [2013] EWCA Civ 587, [2013] All ER (D) 272 (May)

DR v GR and others [2013] EWHC 1196 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 230 (May)

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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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