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Abolish councils?

06 November 2013
Issue: 7583 / Categories: Legal News
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Cabinet office review CJC & FJC

Lawyers are being asked whether they think the Civil Justice Council and Family Justice Council should be abolished, as part of a cabinet office triennial review of the bodies. The review team are particularly interested in whether their functions could be delivered by the private or voluntary sector, and whether they could be merged with another body or moved into the Ministry of Justice. Responses should be made by 5pm on 25 November. More information can be found here.

Issue: 7583 / Categories: Legal News
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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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