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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7294

25 October 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Selecting the right expert can be crucial in court.
Here, Ben Holland increases the odds on success

It’s time to give chancel repair liability the last rites, says James Naylor

In brief

Baria Ahmed looks at the many functions the expert can fulfil in ADR

In brief

Lack of environmental information is a problem for practitioners, says James Sherwood Rogers

Smith and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWHC 2304 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 206 (Oct)

Chris Pamplin analyses the results of a major survey
of the expert witness marketplace

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and 2026 president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, highlights the importance of hard work, ambition and seizing opportunities

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

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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