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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7509

03 April 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

As the Co-op makes legal history, Jon Robins goes behind the scenes

Geoffrey Bindman QC condemns the government’s “compensation culture” campaign

Charlotte Stern reports on the latest TUPE developments

Award reduced in first civil-partnership dissolution to reach Court of Appeal

Dominic Regan hears the latest from Sir Rupert Jackson

Asbestos ruling restores causation for mesothelioma claims

Rise in parents abducting children overseas

Lawyers warn against government shake-up of planning policy

New practice direction on the citation of authorities from Lord Chief Justice

Rip-off traders & scam merchants targeted by Law Commissions

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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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