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NLJ this week | Crime brief: The Assange saga

15 April 2022
Issue: 7975 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Criminal
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David Walbank QC makes his debut in this week’s celebratory 200th anniversary issue
Walbank, of Red Lion Chambers, will focus on criminal matters in and out of court. His inaugural column covers the highly topical issue of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the extradition regime. He looks at the issues of assurances, delays in giving these and the reasons why, and the public interest.
Issue: 7975 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Criminal
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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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