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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7287

06 September 2007
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The defence of doli incapax still awaits resurrection, says Dr Thomas Crofts

North v North [2007] EWCA Civ 760, [2007] All ER (D) 386 (Jul)

Government proposals to allow increased media access to family courts provoked consternation, and rightly so, says Eleanor Harris

In brief

R (Southwark Law Centre) v Legal Services Commission [2007] EWHC 1715 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 325 (Jul)

The legal protection offered to commercial agents continues to be contentious, say Beverley Flynn and Navdeep Gill

In brief

Is the UK/EU approach to corporation regulation too heavy-handed? Khawar Qureshi QC reports

ARCTIC SYSTEMS >>
CLARITY ON UK TAX LIABILITY FOR NON UK RESIDENTS >>
RECTIFICATION FOR TRUSTEES >>

Rance v Secretary of State for Health [2007] IRLR 665, [2007] All ER (D) 81 (May)

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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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