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THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7341

14 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Horsham Properties Group Ltd v Clark (Secretary of State for Justice intervening) [2008] EWHC 2327 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 58 (Oct)

Profession

News in brief

London arbitration: can foreign courts compete against it? By Matthew Saunders & Nick Marsh

News in brief

Collective opt out actions will have far reaching consequences for litigants, say Neil Mirchandani & Dan Armstrong

Richard Scorer examines cases of death in action

Greville Healey and Philip Sissons consider the future for proprietary estoppel in commercial cases

Charity

Legitimate expectations revisited by Charles Brasted & Julia Marlow

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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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