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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7687

19 February 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan reports on “unwordly” fixed costs & the missing impact assessment

Response from Matthew Wagstaff, Joint head of Bribery and Corruption Division, Serious Fraud Office

Has the SFO shifted its stance on waiving privilege? Jonathan Pickworth asks for clarity

Ian Smith notes the recent newsworthy decisions from the employment courts

Is there a right to use sporting & recreational facilities, asks Mark West

Alex Fox & Emma Davies suggest there is reason for cautious optimism for claimants involved in interest rate swaps litigation

Michael L Nash considers the legal pitfalls of Mary Tudor & Queen Elizabeth II

Birmingham City Council v D and another [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] All ER (D) 05 (Feb)

R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for Education [2016] EWHC 128 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 230 (Jan)

Q v Q (No 3) [2016] EWFC 5, [2016] All ER (D) 20 (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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