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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7349

11 December 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Elizabeth Wale reports on high-risk sports and contributory negligence

Ben Daniels & Betul Milliner on rare disputes concerning payment of debt by a third party

Four Private Investment Funds v Lomas [2008] EWHC 2869 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 237 (Nov)

Injunction or ASBO? A council’s dilemma, by Nicholas Dobson

Tenants protected against “hope value” in house claims and lease extension claims

Amanda Wadey looks at how a £2,000 claim ended up costing £100,000

Will the credit crunch tempt more litigants to adopt a McKenzie friend? ask Ann Northover & Nicola Fisher

 

Stephen Gold is a district judge

Activities—but how active?

Procedure

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner 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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