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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7404

11 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Competition Act 1998 (Land Agreements Exclusion Revocation) Order 2010 (SI 2010/Draft)

Fourteen years ago Lord Woolf advocated a fast track for low value claims. Inherent in his proposals was the idea of a matrix of fixed costs for all claims within the track limits.

Another review and another nail banged into the coffin of the Legal Services Commission (LSC).

Michael Salter & Chris Bryden review alternative means of address for workplace harassment

David Burrows uncovers some anomalies of committal proceedings

Lucy Wyles reports on three cases which revisit the fundamental principles of the law of negligence

James Naylor warns against succumbing to advances to delay proceedings

Complying with DDA 1995 duties means more than ticking the right boxes, says Nicholas Dobson

Harriet Strevens & Anna Gee relay the effects & dangers of sham partnerships

Post Lockton, Anna Caddick & Hugh Tomlinson QC salute the flexibility of Norwich Pharmacal orders

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner 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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