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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7302

03 January 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Re C (A Child)(Adoption: Local Authority’s Duty) [2007] EWCA Civ 1206, [2007] All ER (D) 368 (Nov)

Human Rights

Spiers (Procurator Fiscal) v Ruddy [2007] UKPC D2

L v CPS [2007] EWHC 1843 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 224 (Jul)

Should employees be punished for standing up for their views? Juliet Carp reports

How do law firms attract and retain talent? Guy Clapperton explains

Legal Services

Does current legislation do enough to protect the rights of the UK's millions of unpaid carers? asks Rona Epstein

Travel and Tourism

R (on the application of the Law Society) v Legal Services Commission Dexter Montague & Partners (a firm) v Legal Services Commission [2007] EWCA Civ 1264, [2007] All ER (D) 469 (Nov) Court of Appeal, Civil Division

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
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
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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