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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7277

14 June 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Does the small claims restricted costs regime override a contractual entitlement to costs...

Shierson v Rastogi [2007] EWHC 1266 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 446 (May)

Hilali v Governor of Whitemoor Prison [2007] EWHC 939 (Admin); [2007] All ER (D) 210 (Apr)

Taxing times as Law Lords consider Jones v Garnett

CPS v P [2007] EWHC 1144 (Admin)

Elizabeth Fitzgerald and Greville Healey discuss the construction of leases and the property rights of cohabiting couples

Fenton v Holmes [2007] All ER (D) 12 (Jun)

The controversial Child Support Agency (CSA) is to be replaced by C-MEC, a body with greatly enhanced powers to force non-resident parents to pay child maintenance.

How can employers avoid accusations of victimisation? Elliot Gold investigates

Byrne v Motor Insurers’ Bureau and another [2007] EWHC 1268 (QB), [2007] All ER (D) 03 (Jun)

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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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