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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7263

08 March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Is the compensation scheme for unlawful imprisonment unjust? Peter Ferguson reports

Peter Gooderham considers the latest controversy concerning medical expert evidence given for the prosecution

Gareth Rees QC and Jason Mansell highlight the tensions between domestic corruption laws and international obligations

Solicitors’ fraud is a hot topic for insurers. Barney Micklem and Simran Khanna explain why

R (Akaroglu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 367 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 03 (Mar)

R v Heard [2007] EWCA Crim 125, [2007] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

Dulwich Estate v Baptiste [2007] All ER (D) 194 (Feb)

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (SI 2007/391)

Asda Stores Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2007] All ER (D) 06 (Feb)

Phillips v Rafiq [2007] EWCA Civ 74, [2007] All ER (D) 170 (Feb)

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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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