THIS ISSUE
It’s rough justice for road traffic claimants under the protocol, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s 'Civil Way'.
Are Equality Act 2010 defences against eviction likely to remain in place once the government has completed its proposed reforms to assured shorthold tenancy grounds for possession?
Something has to be done to address the over-politicisation of the government’s legal advice, says Roger Smith
Caroline Bowden offers tools & insight to help family law professionals speak with children
Possession assured? Kavish Shah and Edward Peters consider changes in claims against ASTs and secure tenants
Can documents retrospectively acquire legal professional privilege? Not without a time machine, says Ian Smith in this month’s brief
Nicholas Dobson reports on the balancing act between housing supply & need, in an eviction case
RTA protocol transfers get easier; Social services which don’t care; Delay matrimonial transfers?; Basic and special account rises
Jeremy Lederman presents a useful contracts checklist and warns of the perils of rushing
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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