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NLJ this week | The Insider: Regan on judicial promotions & misunderstood rules

15 April 2022
Issue: 7975 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Who will be the next Lord Chief Justice? Place your bets but be sure to read Professor Dominic Regan’s tips first, in this week’s NLJ
Regan also covers the ‘naming and shaming’ of solicitors who fall foul of the ‘onerous’ trial witness statement rules. One tricky area when it comes to understanding the rules is service. Regan suggests everyone would benefit if ‘service was rewritten from scratch’. Finally, he celebrates 200 years of NLJ, a publication he has read ‘for decades’.
Issue: 7975 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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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