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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7259

08 February 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

Despite the valiant efforts of judges, doubts persist about the true status of agency workers, says Bruce Gardiner

R v Lawson [2006] EWCA Crim 2572, (2007) 171 JP 43

Andrew Francis seeks certainty in the construction of freehold restrictive covenants

Capewell v Customs and Excise Commissioners and another
[2007] UKHL 2, [2007] All ER (D) 296 (Jan)

Scottish Ministers v Scottish Information Commissioner (2007), The Times, 29 January (Court of Session, Inner House)

Brown and others v Russell Young & Co
[2007] EWCA Civ 43, [2007] All ER (D) 287 (Jan)

Shaw v DPP [2007] All ER (D) 197 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor 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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