THIS ISSUE
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
Beware of glass cubes, or at least those who intend to build them, warns former District Judge Stephen Gold, in this week’s 'Civil way'.
When does legal professional privilege apply? That was the nub of the issue in the recent case of Loreley Financing (Jersey) v Credit Suisse. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Rhys Novak and Emilie Brammer look into the details of the case and assess the two-stage test set out by the High Court.
In the second in a series of articles in NLJ on child abductions, Mani Singh Basi looks at cases where children go on holiday and are not returned home.
Judges are responding to recent examples of judgment embargoes being breached by imposing conditions on parties, according to Mary Young and Rebecca Ryan in this week’s NLJ.
Solicitors are prime targets for those who want to wash their ‘dirty’ money, says Paul Philip
Mani Singh Basi examines the benefits & limitations of the Hague Convention in child abduction cases
Mark Pawlowski asks whether it is time to reconsider the line between charity & political activities
Can the identity of those instructing lawyers be protected by privilege? Emilie Brammer & Rhys Novak assess the two-stage test set out by the High Court
Masood Ahmed examines the court’s approach to a party’s non-attendance at trial, & the high bar for applications to set aside the resulting judgment
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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