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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7793

18 May 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Royal births & royal marriages: legislation & tradition reign supreme, says Neil Parpworth

Jan Hoffmeister on how advances in artificial intelligence can benefit the legal profession

This week: absence of non-mol statement; small claim expenses; counsels’ duty on drafting order; costs budgeting

Nicholas Hill & Gus Baker report on pensions mis-selling, chicken & chips, ‘dubious advisers’, & a new wave of litigation

Mark Sefton QC & Cecily Crampin discuss alienation, the residential user & Airbnb.

In part three of this special series, David Burrows considers the property rights of unmarried parents

Can a notice period start even when the employee has not read their dismissal letter? Charles Pigott investigates

Bar prepares to step up protest as burden grows on criminal law solicitors

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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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