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New Year honours

04 January 2007
Issue: 7254 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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In brief

Geoffrey Bindman, of Bindman and Partners and NLJ columnist, has received a knighthood in this month’s New Year Honours List for his services to human rights. Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service, has also been knighted while DJ Michael Walker, honorary secretary of the Association of District Judges, has been awarded a CBE.

Issue: 7254 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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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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