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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7597

07 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Pressure on home secretary to hold an inquiry

Warning over rising number of flood claims

Richard Scorer & Lizanne Gumbel QC discuss the liability of local authorities for foster carers

How do the courts treat post-separation earnings? Robert Micklem & Lucy Marks report

A recent Court of Appeal ruling provides important clarification on the validity of s 21 notices, as Mathew McDermott reports

Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham [2014] EWCA Civ 179

BDMS Ltd v Rafael Advanced Defence Systems [2014] EWHC 451 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 244 (Feb)

MB Garden Buildings Ltd v Mark Burton Construction Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 431 (IPEC), [2014] All ER (D) 276 (Feb)

Stone Brewer LLP v Just Costs Ltd [2014] EWHC 219 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 265 (Feb)

Coventry and others v Lawrence and another [2014] UKSC 13, [2014] All ER (D) 245 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and 2026 president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, highlights the importance of hard work, ambition and seizing opportunities

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

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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