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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7675

06 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

How can the profession empower vulnerable clients to access legal services, asks Nicola Gunn

David Burrows discusses isolation of issues by mediation in financial cases

RE v United Kingdom (App. No. 62498/11) [2015] ECHR 62498/11, [2015] All ER (D) 227 (Oct)

Teva UK Ltd v Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG [2015] EWHC 2963 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 214 (Oct)

Directorship less attractive;  final consumer dollop & pains in the neck

Umeyor v Nwakamma [2015] EWHC 2980 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 195 (Oct)

Sentencing guidelines will “send a chill through corporate UK”

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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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