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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7272

10 May 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

The government needs to slow down and re-engage with the profession if it wants to satisfy consumers, says Richard Miller

The UK is “unusual” in not imposing positive health and safety duties on company directors and senior managers, according to a new report published by the Health and Safety Executive.

Two groups of Gypsies and Irish travellers must move from their sites to make way for the Olympic village, the High Court has ruled.

The number of people executed in 2006 fell compared to the previous year, says Amnesty International in its annual report on the death penalty.

The framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states does not need replacing with a Directive, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

Almost half (47%) of law students plan to opt out of the Working Time Directive to allow them to work more than 50 hours a week, according to new research.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

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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