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Rules of origin complicates trade after Brexit
A £480m opt-out class action on behalf of 29 million smartphone users in the UK has been filed against Qualcomm, which produces chipsets and other technology for phones. 
Setting the standard for opt-out collective redress: the Supreme Court’s judgment in Merricks, reported by Lucy Rigby
What does Brexit mean for the Competition & Markets Authority, asks Diana Johnson
The ECJ has been advised to expand the scope for claims against cartelists to those indirectly affected. Audrey Dwyer reports

Edwina Bones explains why you must be careful with your competitions if you want to be Queen or King of the Castle

As the FCA fines its first cartel, Diana Johnson considers the significance for competition lawyers

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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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