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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7426

15 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Arr charts the history of equitable set-off

Melanie Adams considers when employees working abroad may bring unfair dismissal claims

HJ (Iran) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31

R (on the application of A) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2010] EWHC 1652 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 58 (Jul)

Southern Pacific Securities 05-2 plc v Walker and another [2010] UKSC 32

Expect fireworks as major changes to legal services start to take off, says Samantha Barrass

Jennifer James provides a lesson on living with disappointment

Section 44 stopped in its tracks by court ruling

A third of barristers want to join new business structures within the next five years but the vast majority want the Bar to remain independent.

Persecuted homosexuals may claim asylum in UK

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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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