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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7650

01 May 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Catherine Leech reflects on the impact of Woodland on liability & arguments for a non-delegable duty of care

Should quality of life depend on the ability to claim compensation, ask Philippa Luscombe & Helen Hammond

ABC v PM and another [2015] EWFC 32, [2015] All ER (D) 122 (Apr)

Although all local authority employees are officers, are all authority officers necessarily employees, asks Nicholas Dobson

Leigh Mallon, James Kitching & Tobias Caspary explore opt-out “class-actions” for competition law damages actions in the UK

European Commission v Germany C-591/13, [2015] All ER (D) 127 (Apr)

Personal injury defendants with evidence of dishonesty will need to consider carefully whether to plead fraud, says Anna Pickering

Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV v Bank of China Ltd [2015] EWHC 999 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Apr)

City of Lincoln Council v Bird [2015] EWHC 843 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 109 (Apr)

R (on the application of JK) v Registrar General for England and Wales [2015] EWHC 990 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 128 (Apr)

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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
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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