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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7354

29 January 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 12, [2009] All ER (D) 137 (Jan)

Maher and another v Groupama Grand Est, [2009] EWHC 38 (QB), [2009] All ER (D) 183 (Jan)

Jonathan Cohen reports on chinks in the armour of the arbitration award

Amanda Wadey outlines the main changes to the CPR coming into force on 6 April 2009.

This update is provided by Current Awareness and News

Regulation

Jones v Environcom Ltd [2009] EWHC 16 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 115 (Jan)

News in brief

Part two: Andrew Burns unravels the strands of the asbestos “trigger” trial

Part 1: Mediation or expert determination? Emma Sadler considers the alternatives to litigation

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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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