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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7396

03 December 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Melanie Adams examines employment related legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech

Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and others [2009] UKSC 6; [2009] All ER (D) 271 (Nov)

Adjudication; Immigration; Practice; Third party debt orders

R (on the application of A) v Croydon London Borough Council; R (on the application of M) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2009] UKSC 8; [2009] All ER (D) 288 (Nov)

In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the right of asylum-seeking children to have their age determined by the court.

How should lawyers be paid? asks Geoffrey Bindman

Local authorities are spending unnecessarily on legal costs by failing to use mediation in judicial reviews.

Forcing banks to disclose remuneration details of top earners is part of a package of reforms recommended in the final report of Sir David Walker’s review into corporate governance.

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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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