THIS ISSUE
Sentencing
…and the cloud cuckoo land of legal nit-picking, by Geoffrey Bindman
Merging Firms, Benefits, Cultural Fit
In Brief :
Is the Commercial Court striking back? asks Khawar Qureshi QC
Haines v Hill and another [2007] EWCA Civ 1284, [2007] All ER (D) 56 (Dec)
Seamus Burns explores the legality of paired transplants
SUCCESS FEES,
DEFINITION OF BASE CHARGES,
DISPROPORTIONATE ACCRUAL OF COSTS
Finacial Services
Marc Beaumont questions the legality of SRA investigations and adjudications
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman
Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate
Ellisons—Carla Jones
Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford
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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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