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NLJ this week: Dominic Regan is the insider...

28 January 2022
Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Deductions in damages & the reasons why

Writing in NLJ this week, Prof Dominic Regan delves into the issue of deductions of damages in a recent case.

Who foots the bill and what rights do clients have to challenge it? Regan also writes about lawyers who specialise in military claims, recalling an anecdote about a ‘hapless insurer’ who instructed an agent to trail a soldier to check whether he might be exaggerating his symptoms.
Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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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