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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7273

17 May 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

David Burrows reports from the legal aid family law barricades

Divorcing couples are no longer protected from their spouse’s creditors after they split, following a landmark High Court decision.

Seamus Burns considers the legal and ethical dilemmas of egg donation

Welford v EDF Energy Networks (LPN) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 293, [2007] All ER (D) 26 (Apr)

Combating climate change is a matter of politics, not a judicial matter for the courts, argues Peter McMaster

DPP v P [2007] EWHC 946 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 244 (Apr)

Is England’s position as a honeypot for libel claimants under threat? Aidan Eardley reports

Peter Gooderham dissects the government’s proposed NHS redress scheme…and finds it wanting

R v M (No 2) [2007] EWCA Crim 970, [2007] All ER (D) 258 (Apr)

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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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