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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7665

14 August 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Taking time with costs budgeting pays off, says Iain Stark

Mark Solon highlights the potential pitfalls when litigants in person instruct expert witnesses

Detention Action v Lord Chancellor;Subnom R (on the application of Detention Action) v First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and others [2015] EWCA Civ 840, [2015] All ER (D) 314 (Jul)

Petter v EMC Europe Ltd and another [2015] EWCA Civ 828, [2015] All ER (D) 313 (Jul)

Taurus Petroleum Ltd v State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq [2015] EWCA Civ 835, [2015] All ER (D) 315 (Jul)

Simon Duncan issues a warning to parties involved in financial transactions following the Napier Park ruling

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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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