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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7564

14 June 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Re GP Aviation Group International (in liquidation) Ltd Williams v Glover and another [2013] EWHC 1447 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 41 (Jun)

Bamgbelu v General Dental Council [2013] EWHC 1169 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 02 (Jun)

Mengiste and another v Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray and others [2013] EWHC 1087 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 32 (Jun)

Apex Global Management Ltd v Fi Call Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 642, [2013] All ER (D) 81 (Jun)

Even the greats can learn lessons from their heroes, as Geoffrey Bindman explains

Costs judges cannot treat costs as being reasonable or proportionate simply because they fall within an approved budget, the Court of Appeal has said.

 

A poll of costs lawyers has revealed increasingly negative predictions for the post-Jackson era.
 

The European Court of Human Rights has a queue of more than 120,000 cases waiting to be heard, including 3,000 cases against the UK alone.
 

 Modern market in legal services demands "transparency & flexibility"

Indemnity status quo expensive for lawyers & consumers
 

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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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