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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7578

04 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Ed Heaton reviews the current child support system & outlines developments over the last 12 months

Ian Smith reviews a group of cases on compensation for unfair dismissal & one teeming with EU-driven complications

Keith Patten investigates the complex area of law surrounding statutory employment & common law negligence

Oliver Radley-Gardner surveys the risks surrounding residential service charge regulation

When it comes to forum shopping, every little (fact) counts, say Richard Marshall & Clare Arthurs

Fee remission pain from Monday, short bankruptcies over & in-house cheer

European Commission and another v Kadi C-584/10 P, C-593/10 P and C-595/10 P, [2013] All ER (D) 411 (Jul)

London Steam Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v Kingdom of Spain [2013] EWHC 2840 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 196 (Sep)

Tidal Energy Ltd v Bank of Scotland Plc [2013] EWHC 2780 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 214 (Sep)

European Commission v Strack C-579/12, [2013] All ER (D) 203 (Sep)

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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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