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A Scots mystery

03 October 2014
Issue: 7624 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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Next steps for referendum pledge

The pledge to voters in the Scottish referendum, made by the three main parties and to be carried out in the event of a No vote was “short on substantive details, but extraordinarily clear on the process”, writes Professor Marc Weller of Cambridge University in this week’s NLJ.

The “breath-taking” speed of this suggests either the changes will not be meaningful or they will be designed with “irresponsible rashness”. 

Issue: 7624 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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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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