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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7348

04 December 2008
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Discriminatory equal pay deals can be justified

Occasional advice....

Re Neath Rugby Ltd; Hawkes v Cuddy [2007] EWHC 2999 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 252 (Nov)

Regulatory law

Karl Deakin reflects on another difficult year for interpreting the Working Time Regulations

Debbie Purdy’s case endorses the courts’ belief in the need for fl exibility, says Seamus Burns

Spirerose Ltd (in administration) v Transport for London [2008] EWCA Civ 1230, [2008] All ER (D) 128 (Nov)

Advocacy skills could diminish if Bar enmeshed in litigation administration

Ogango v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2008] All ER (D) 230 (Nov)

Should keeping clients happy be a  law firm’s highest priority? Without a  doubt, says Chris Parr

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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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