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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7418

20 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Astrazeneca UK Ltd v Albemarle International Corporation and another [2010] EWHC 1028 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 117 (May)

Dawsongroup Plc v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWHC 1061 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 119 (May)

Mobilx Ltd (in Administration) and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners and others [2010] EWCA Civ 517, [2010] All ER (D) 104 (May)

R (on the application of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council and another [2010] UKSC 20, [2010] All ER (D) 98 (May)

There are 219 distinct proposals made in Sir Rupert Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs. Now what happens? Those who want nothing to change should look away now.

Anna Thomas & Suzanne McKie analyse the potential effects of the additional paternity leave regulations

Report warns regulation could see return of `creative schemes’
Clients are not suffering on quality or cost as a result of referral fees in conveyancing and personal injury, a Legal Services Board (LSB) report has found.

Jonathan Herring laments a raft of predictable child protection failures

Adopting the right approach to mediating legal disputes is vital, says Michael King

Ana Stanic discusses the revised UNCITRAL arbitration rules

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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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