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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7593

07 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Is the SA 1974 out of date?

Is the Solicitors Act 1974 still relevant, asks Murray Heining

Advice for debtors faced with bailiffs & a camera crew

Stephen Boyd advises debtors on the best course of action when faced with a camera crew

Meghann McTague asks, when is an accident really an accident?

Schmid v Hertel C-328/12 [2014] All ER (D) 221 (Jan)

There is no satisfactory solution for the determination of costs under s 138(2) of CCA 1984, says Winston Jacob

Wales & West Utilities Ltd v PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH [2014] EWHC 54 (TCC), [2014] All ER (D) 215 (Jan)

Furlonger v Pettorelli Lalatta & others [2014] EWHC 37 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 192 (Jan)

Trafford v Blackpool Borough Council [2014] EWHC 85 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 183 (Jan)

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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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