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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7423

24 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Catherine Reeves outlines the advantages of summary judgments

Mark Solon reports on the risks stemming from speculative expert evidence & a lack of preparation

Diminished role for the FSA reflects new reality

Conditional fee agreements (CFAs) can be used in tribunal cases, the senior costs judge has held.

Reforms to regulate claims handling companies have not stemmed the flow of personal injury claims.

MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 25, [2010] All ER (D) 116 (Jun)

R (on the application of AP) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 24, [2010] All ER (D) 108 (Jun)

Investment criteria, collective action, and the Jackson effect all featured in last week’s NLJ newscast on the future of litigation funding

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has withdrawn its timetable showing the dates on which the Equality Act 2010 would be implemented,

Late payment of legal aid bills has caused the Refugee and Migrant Justice charity to close its doors, leaving about 10,000 clients in the lurch.

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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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