THIS ISSUE
Karl Chapman tracks the march of virtual assistants
Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason provide a wills & probate update
Jon Robins reports on the long struggle for justice of the victims & survivors of the 1989 tragedy
Littlejohns and another v Devon County Council and another [2016] EWCA Civ 446, [2016] All ER (D) 72 (May)
High Court rules in favour of father who took child out of school
Ian Smith reports on cases concerning important points of very basic common law
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman
Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate
Ellisons—Carla Jones
Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford
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Freeths—Louise Mahon
Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner 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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