THIS ISSUE
All criminal courts can now access the Common Platform, the digital case management platform introduced under the government’s courts modernisation programme
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unlawfully failed to provide blind and visually impaired people with accessible communications about their benefits, the High Court has held
The Ministry of Justice has published a report on the progress of the Law Commission’s recommendations from 2018–2023
A local authority can vary a nuisance abatement notice against noisy premises even where that reduces its restrictions, the High Court has held
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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