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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7787

29 March 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

In the first part of a new series Michael Fletcher & Helen Pugh roadtest technology at trial

Andrew Walker QC reflects on the impact of a lack of consultation & the challenges of rushed court reforms

Statement by Chair and Vice-Chair of the Bar

​The Law Society has criticised Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) plans to cut compulsory indemnity cover as ‘utterly misguided’.

More than half of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and similarly-sized companies companies have already triggered contingency plans that assume a no trade deal, no transition agreement scenario, according to a Pinsent Masons report.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

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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