THIS ISSUE
Publicans untied; Ombudsman justice; Spad(e)work; Bye bye costs; Latest FPR update; The Great (Rent) Escape; Public to see and hear
Harvey general editor Ian Smith celebrates a very special anniversary with a toast to history & the years to come
David Burrows on the law of family breakdown: where are we now & where are we going?
Sarah Rushton & Sophie Georgiou explore international developments in flexible working & the right to disconnect
Lucy Greenwood & Leonor Díaz-Córdova discuss impactful steps we can all take towards a greener future in arbitration
Can persons on the receiving end of targeted sanctions challenge this designation, & where do their legal representatives stand? Simon Davenport QC & Matthew Happold investigate
Stephen Gold dusts off the archive for the first in an extended series of updates tracing NLJ’s history in tandem with legal and practice developments through the centuries
Dominic Regan shares his predictions on judicial promotions, & maligns the misery caused by much-misunderstood rules on trial witness statements
In the first of a new series focusing on criminal matters in & out of court, David Walbank QC tackles one of the most politically charged criminal cases of recent times
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman
Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate
Ellisons—Carla Jones
Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford
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Freeths—Louise Mahon
Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner 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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