THIS ISSUE
Roger Smith calls on lawyers to lend their voices in support of colleagues currently denied their own
The Bush administration has tested the loyalty of the true friends of the US, says Dr Amir Majid
Will new government safeguards close the Bournewood gap? David Hewitt expresses some doubts
Lea Brocklebank considers how Law Commission proposals could affect insurance contract law
AA (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 1040, [2007] All ER (D) 395 (Oct)
Datafind Services Ltd v Sugden and others [2007] All ER (D) 145 (Nov)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions
Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class
Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments
Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard
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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