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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7559

10 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Mark Whitcombe continues his examination of the approach to striking out

Claire Sanders examines the developing use of special guardianship orders

Paul Letman analyses a recent landmark decision on residential service charges

Latest in Jacksonland, flexi tenants and the possibility of advance rent protection

X County Council v a mother and others [2013] EWHC 953 (Fam)

Re CB (a child) (adoption proceedings: lack of care order) [2013] EWCA Civ 476, [2013] All ER (D) 29 (May)

Re C (a child) (adoption proceedings: change of circumstances) [2013] EWCA Civ 431, [2013] All ER (D) 235 (Apr)

Heron v TNT (UK) Ltd and another [2013] EWCA Civ 469, [2013] All ER (D) 28 (May)

Vaughan v Lewisham Borough Council and others [2013] EWHC 795 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 226 (Apr)

Lane v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2013] All ER (D) 233 (Apr)

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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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