THIS ISSUE
The final event in the UK Association of Women Judges open lecture series to mark the centenary of women entering the legal profession will take place on 24 February at Gresham College, Holborn, London, at 6pm-8pm
All chambers have been told to harmonise their pupillage recruitment schemes with the Bar Council’s Pupillage Gateway timetable
Just three days after the fire, all teams are back in 113!
Prosecutors are struggling to recover the ill-gotten gains of criminal activity because the law is ‘unfair and unfeasible’, researchers say
The demographics of the Bar are changing―slowly, according to the annual diversity report
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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