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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7254

04 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

After 11 years people are realising that harassment is not just about stalking, but at what price? Tim Lawson Cruttenden and Catherine Atkinson report

Seamus Burns considers the moral sensitivities surrounding the international trade in body parts

A recent Court of Appeal ruling underlines the limits of the protection afforded by sovereign state immunity in arbitration proceedings. Ned Beale reports

What are the implications for prize draws and skill competitions under the new Gambling Act? Beverley Flynn reports

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska and Helen Peacock discuss contested wills and claims against personal representatives

R (on the application of da Silva) v Director of Public Prosecutions and another
[2006] EWHC 3204 (Admin), [2006] All ER (D) 215 (Dec)

Geoffrey Bindman travels from Bar to bar in Uganda and encounters a courteous Idi Amin. Post coup, the dictator proves more difficult to track down

Mark Sefton explains the reasons behind the current popularity of leasehold enfranchisement

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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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