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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7411 & 7412

01 April 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Rebecca Huxley-Binns explains the importance of mooting

Geoffrey Bindman says there must be no hiding place for war criminals & torturers

A coalition of Heathrow expansion objectors has won a High Court victory after Lord Justice Carnwarth ruled the government’s plan to build a third runway was “untenable”.

The new president of the Association of District Judges (ADJ) has called for all district judges to be trained in mediation.

The master of the rolls has called for “greater consistency” in case management among judges to reduce costs in civil litigation.

More panel members appointed as employment disputes rise

Protection of investigative journalism high on the agenda

Seamus Smyth, senior partner at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP has been elected president of London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA).

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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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