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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7546

31 January 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

As a new legal services provider enters the market, Jon Robins investigates how the profession is responding to change

David Burrows warns of an assault on family law

Mark Hill QC considers the “reasonable accommodation” of religious belief in UK law

Technology & expert advocacy can achieve the best persuasive effect from a schedule of loss, explains Chris Gutteridge

In the first of a special NLJ series, Nicholas Bevan takes the government to task over failures to compensate RTA victims

Jonathan Fowles reviews the latest attempt to wrestle with strict liability for fire damage

Keith Davies considers the vexed question of whether prayers should be said at town council meetings

What standard of proof must the SDT apply to allegations of solicitors’ misconduct, ask Tim Kerr QC & Charles Banner

Will government proposals for shareholder votes on directors’ pay be effective. Kathryn Cearns reports

Julian Miller & Dan Silver report on potential adverse costs liabilities in group litigation

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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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