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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7771

23 November 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

‘Cappuccino to declare’; Court of Protection Rules, OK?; Shy on Fraud; New FPRs.

LPMA veterans Christine Kings & Edith Robertson (share a master class in practice management with John van der Luit-Drummond

Robin Barclay explains why the cyber fraud landscape is on par with the Libor & Forex scandals

Costs follow the event, except for respondents in the Court of Appeal who successfully resist permission to appeal, as Clive Freedman QC explains

Claims & counter claims: Miranda Mourby, Stergios Aidinlis & Hannah Smith review the progress of the Data Protection Bill

Could a cap on gas & electricity harm customers in the long run? Christopher Bisping & Dr Timothy J Dodsworth report

Disaffected citizens prepared to run riot are nothing new, says Geoffrey Bindman

Post-Howlett, defendants will relish the latitude provided to them, but claimants will be less content, says Dominic Regan

Andrew Langdon QC reflects on the adverse effect of judicial case management on advocacy

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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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