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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7254

04 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

New regulations giving extended legal rights to working parents will be problematic when introduced in April, employers questioned in a recent survey say.

Olafsson v Gissurarson
[2006] EWHC 3162 (QB), [2006] All ER (D) 345 (Dec)

No matter how strong a negligence and maladministration claim against HMRC, it will almost certainly fail as a matter of principle. Glyn Maddocks explains

In brief

A recent European Court of Justice ruling provides useful guidance on what constitutes misleading advertising, says Helen Hart

John Jackson argues that the Director of Public Prosecutions should have sole responsibility for making decisions to prosecute

What constitutes continuous discrimination for limitation purposes? Stephen Bartlet-Jones and Anisa Niaz-Dickinson report

Inappropriate interference and an inferior and expensive complaints system may undermine the benefits of the Legal Services Bill, says Stephen Hockman QC

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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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