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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7258

01 February 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Marianne Butler reviews the airlines’ defence to rebut compensation claims for cancelled flights

Tess Gill considers the effects of recent rulings
on call-out time in the working week

Can legislation keep pace with technological developments? asks Stefan Fafinski

Fourie v Le Roux and others
[2007] UKHL 1, [2007] All ER (D) 171 (Jan)

RESIDENCE: THE LATEST APPROACH

Julian Samiloff discusses proposals to criminalise the possession of violent and extreme pornography online

Negligence has changed since Donoghue v Stevenson—and not for the better, argues Jon Holbrook

The Insider deplores Channel 4’s ratings-motivated exploitation of heinous housemates

The slippery concept of the rule of law is still worth fighting for, says Roger Smith

EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES IN FAMILY PROCEEDINGS

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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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