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NLJ this week: Pension pots & sharpened pens

18 February 2022
Issue: 7967 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Is it murder on the statute book this week or a reprieve for certain property owners, in former District Judge Stephen Gold’s Civil way column?
Gold writes: ‘Company landlords can relax as a technical defence is killed off.’ Moving from property to pensions, Gold recounts a case where creditors tried to seize a bankrupt debtor’s pension. On family matters, he explains how related a relative must be to be a protected child under domestic abuse legislation. He also provides extensive cover of financial remedies.
Issue: 7967 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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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
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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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