THIS ISSUE
Michael Zander pins down the issues of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
What happens when neighbours claim your tenants run a brothel? Amy Proferes looks at a recent case
The UK Internal Market Bill: ‘Minor clarifications’ and the Rule of Law. Khawar Qureshi QC tracks events in Parliament so far this month
Lawyers have thrown themselves into the London Legal Walk 10xChallenge―the replacement for the annual London Legal Walk
The Family Law Awards 2020 have received an overwhelming number of entries―despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis
The High Court has clarified key issues regarding insurance cover for business interruption caused by COVID-19, in a landmark decision
The Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ‘naïve’ approach to outsourcing has come under fire, in a scathing report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
The Singapore Convention on mediation came into force on 12 September, in a major development in international commercial dispute resolution
A cohort of ten barristers signed up to support the Bar Council’s #IAmTheBar campaign as social mobility advocates this week
The controversial Internal Market Bill survived its second reading this week, despite unprecedented condemnation from senior lawyers, including former Conservative attorneys general Geoffrey Cox, Jeremy Wright and Dominic Grieve
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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