THIS ISSUE
Pro bono practitioners reveal what their work means to them & share top tips to encourage others to take the pro bono plunge
John Gould examines the troubling implications for privacy & the rule of law when vast swathes of information are released in the name of transparency
Rebecca Niblock & Elspeth Guild investigate the UK’s international law obligations towards migrant boats: what place for border police immunity?
Paul Linsell asks whether proposals for increased transparency could have unintended consequences
Tony Allen ends his series on the future of dispute resolution—depicting a post Halsey world where judges can order (A)DR prospectively & costs sanctions take a back seat
Jamie Sutherland & Imogen Dodds consider intention in opposed business lease renewals
"A wonderful story. Wonderfully gifted, Lady Hale saw her opportunities and she took them. She has made a difference and inspired others to do so too"
Google and its detractors suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, as David Greene reports
Writing in NLJ this week, John Gould, partner at Russell-Cooke, tackles the ‘offshore problem’ of tax havens, asking searching questions about the release of the Pandora Papers, Paradise Papers and Panama Papers
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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