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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7315

03 April 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

RCPO is determined to prosecute carousel fraud robustly and fairly, says David Green QC

News

Elaine Banton puts sexual orientation discrimination under the spotlight

Eddie Powell and Michele Davis consider whether trade mark law has a place in the comparative advertising arena

The government is wrong to delay cohabitation reforms, says David Allison

News

News In Brief

News In Brief

EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY FOR SUICIDE
LIMITATION IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASES
JURISDICTION

VB v JP: compensation is no more than and aspect of fairness.
Nicholls v Nicholls: the court was right to show its “disapproval of the disobedience to its order”.

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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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