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THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7342

14 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Robert Latham & Stephen Reeder revisit the public/private debate on eviction

All work and no play culture upsetting work life balance for City law firm employees

News in brief

Does Centrum mark the end of discriminatory advertising? Chris Bryden and Michael Salter report

Intellectual property

High Court unites in landmark age discrimination case

Janna Purdie considers exclusive jurisdiction clauses: the separability of such clauses and the consequences of an invalid contract

Profession

Jon Robins reports on the deterioration of legal aid

Legislation news update

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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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