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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7255

11 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

R v Richardson [2006] EWCA Crim 3186, [2006] EWCA Crim 3186

Issues of costs overshadow any litigation. Richard Harrison identifies some specific areas where the assessment system might be reformed

Coombe v DPP [2006] EWHC 3263 (Admin), [2006] All ER (D) 296 (Dec):

Details of the level and quality of expert witness training will be published in the summer after Penny Cooper, associate dean of the Inns of Court School of Law, won funding from City University for a research project.

In brief

The usher casts a critical eye over judicial movements and wryly foxtrots into the New Year

Reichman v Beveridge [2006] EWCA Civ 1659, [2006] All ER (D) 186 (Dec):

Tweed v Parades Commission for Northern Ireland [2006] UKHL 53, [2006] All ER (D) 175 (Dec):

Williams v Richmond Court (Swansea) Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1719, [2006] All ER (D) 218 (Dec):

Stallwood v David; Stallwood v
Adamson [2006] EWHC 2600 (QB), [2006] All ER (D) 286 (Oct):

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor 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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