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New Attorney General

17 July 2014
Issue: 7615 / Categories: Legal News
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Both the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC, and the Solicitor General, Oliver Heald, have been ousted from office in the Cabinet reshuffle. Grieve will be replaced by Jeremy Wright MP, a former criminal barrister at No5 Chambers who has been an MP since 2005. He was appointed minister for prisons and rehabilitation at the Ministry for Justice two years ago, was made an Opposition Whip in 2007 and became a Government Whip in 2010. Heald will be replaced by Swindon South MP and barrister Robert Buckland, in his first government post.

Issue: 7615 / Categories: Legal News
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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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