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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7588

12 December 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith follows the legal stories making the news

 Andrew Bruce discusses the recent decision in Walker & Scott v Burton & Bamford relating to rectification of the Land Register

Amy Fox welcomes clarity on the power to stay divorce proceedings in cases involving non-contracting / third states

Charles Foster reports on a case that seeks to clarify best interests, in the best interests of clarity

Jessica Stretch provides guidance on protecting colour & shape trade marks

Re Magyar Telecom B. V.  [2013] EWHC 3800 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 20 (Dec)

Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v Equitas Insurance Ltd [2013] EWHC 3713 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 18 (Dec)

Rayner v Lord Chancellor [2013] All ER (D) 26 (Dec)

Brough v St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] All ER (D) 02 (Dec)

Re KL (A Child) [2013] UKSC 75, [2013] All ER (D) 24 (Dec)

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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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