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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7393

10 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Trowers & Hamlins, Manchester has appointed Lynn James as a partner to its property dispute resolution practice.

Pauline Sibbit, partner at Sacker & Partners LLP, has been elected as chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) for a two-year period.

Specialist healthcare law firm Capsticks has hired three new lawyers to join its Birmingham office.

Specialist insurance litigation practice Plexus Law, part of the Parabis Group, has recruited three new partners:

Nick Anstee, a senior director at SJ Berwin, has commenced his term as lord mayor of the City of London.

Janis Clandon has joined the family law department of Lancashire law firm Marsden Rawsthorn as a senior solicitor.

Tariq v Home Office [2009] All ER (D) 100 (Nov)

Seaga v Harper [2009] UKPC 26, [2009] All ER (D) 44 (Nov)

R (on the application of the Health and Safety Executive) v Wolverhampton City Council [2009] EWHC 2688 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 60 (Nov)

In its 60th year, the legal aid scheme, in common with the rest of the public sector, has to live within its means.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
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
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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