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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7592

31 January 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Alison Wright highlights the importance of equipping today’s lawyers for tomorrow’s legal & insurance scene

Murray Heining provides an overview of the new qualification for costs lawyers

Geoffrey Bindman QC calls for fairer funding for legal education

Regan predicts that significant reforms can be expected this year

Dominic Regan predicts the likely civil procedure developments for 2014

Solicitors fear more wills claims could follow Neuberger decision to rectify error

Questions over Mayor’s link to TfL’s ban of controversial bus advert

Law Society guide warns against firms hiring only in their own image

Legal names make society list

Raising dough for Legal Support Trust

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
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
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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