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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7345

13 November 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Rolls Royce plc v Riddle [2008] IRLR 873

Trevor Buck hopes tribunal reforms will end their Cinderella status

Annette Cafferkey analyses some recent significant housing cases

Absurd circumstances are a daily occurrence at the coalface of employment law, says Ian Smith

Legal aid

Jennifer James elects to not get carried away with developments across the pond

Freeman v Higher Park Farm [2008] EWCA Civ 1185. [2008] All ER (D) 310 (Oct)

Part two: damages after physical and psychiatric injury, by Rehana Azib

Janna Purdie looks at the principles courts apply when determining whether or not to exercise their winding up jurisdiction

Quality not quantity is likely to determine domicile in the English courts, says Steven Francis

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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
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