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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7531

26 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

DAC Beachcroft has appointed financial services specialist Jayne Bennett as a partner in its Financial Institutions Group.

John Cooper QC, 25 Bedford Row, has been appointed special adviser to the Shadow Minister for Local Government and Communities.

His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC took up his post as the first Chief Coroner of England and Wales this month.

Doncaster based law firm, Atherton Godfrey now has a Polish speaking member on its legal team.

Patricia Robertson QC has been appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB). She will take up the position in January 2013.

Parental rights should not trump children’s welfare, says Robert Micklem

Is the clock ticking for squatters? Mark Tempest reports

Simon Duncan continues to explore who has the right to sue former directors under s 217 of the Insolvency Act 1986

Clive Freedman & Christopher Harris expose the dangers of unilateral communications

Trade Agency Ltd v Seramico Investments Ltd C-619/10, [2012] All ER (D) 66 (Sep)

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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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