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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7582

01 November 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Stephen Smith warns practitioners to keep an eye on the tax consequences of disposals set aside under s 37 of MCA 1973

In the first of two leading articles, Khawar Qureshi QC puts ethics in international arbitration under the spotlight

Madoff Securities International Ltd (in liquidation) v Raven and others [2013] EWHC 3147 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 216 (Oct)

Woodland v Essex County Council [2013] UKSC 66, [2013] All ER (D) 252 (Oct)

Galp Energia Espana SA and other companies v European Commission T-462/07, [2013] All ER (D) 209 (Oct)

Dow Chemical Co v European Commission C-179/12 P, [2013] All ER (D) 207 (Oct)

Minerva Navigation Inc v Oceana Shipping AG; Oceana Shipping AG v Transatlantica Commodities SA [2013] EWCA Civ 1723, [2013] All ER (D) 256 (Oct)

Jane Ching explores the importance of language within legal education

Foskett J sets the record straight over the survey into guideline hourly rates

Julie Brannan breaks down the SRA’s proposed new flexible approach to continuing professional development

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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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