header-logo header-logo

THIS ISSUE
Card image

Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7279

28 June 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

OBG ensures economic tort will stay well within its boundaries, says Gregory Mitchell QC

Drury v BBC [2007] EWCA Civ 497, [2007] All ER (D) 384 (May)

The UK should brace itself for aggressive US anti-corruption tactics, say Gary Summers and Sue Thackeray

R v Passmore [2007] All ER (D) 178 (Jun)

Crook and others v Birmingham City Council [2007] EWHC 1415 (Admin), [2007] ALL ER (D) 191 (Jun)

Sandhu v Jan de Rijk Transport Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 430, [2007] All ER (D) 167 (May)

In brief

In brief

A reformed Specialist Support Service could continue for three years under proposals laid out in a Legal Services Commission (LSC) consultation paper.

Rowley and others v Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions [2007] EWCA Civ 598, [2007] All ER (D) 186 (Jun)

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and 2026 president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, highlights the importance of hard work, ambition and seizing opportunities

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

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
back-to-top-scroll