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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7851

02 August 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
More than half a loaf: Tesco, Sarclad & the case for individual DPAs by Eoin O’Shea & Emma Shafton

Nicholas Dobson reflects on how & why the recent private prosecution against Boris Johnson failed

Anthony Owen has some words of advice for long leaseholders applying for relief from forfeiture: time is of the essence

Dishonest exaggeration in clinical negligence claims: Mark Ashley, Stuart Wallace, Ruth Crackett take a closer look

Veronica Cowan explains why it’s time for conveyancing firms to embrace digitalisation & adopt modern work practices

Group litigation orders offer a pragmatic solution to the Australian ‘beauty parade’ trend in shareholder class actions, explain Gavin Foggo & Andrew Hill

GDPR, immigration & enforcement among issues facing profession post-Brexit
Ministers and senior officials from more than 50 countries will gather in Singapore next week to support a new international treaty on mediation.
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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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