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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7428

29 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan advocates the policy of notification, notification, notification

Daniel Greenberg laments the introduction of nonsense legislation

John Kyriacou has been appointed partner in Penningtons’ London office, joining its clinical negligence team.

Commercial litigation specialist Richard Slaven is to join Pinsent Masons as a partner along with Mike Edge, who joins the firm as head of the property team.

Malcolm Davis-White QC of 4 Stone Buildings was elected as the new chairman of the Chancery Bar Association at the Association’s AGM earlier this month.

Matt Hutchings has joined 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square as a member of its civil litigation, property, housing, local government and public law groups.

Derek Walsh has joined global insurer RSA as its new general counsel.

A Dutch court has found multinational, Trafigura, guilty of delivering hazardous waste to Amsterdam while concealing the true nature of the load

Ministry announcement expected in the Autumn

Reform of tribunal system high on agenda as claims soar

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
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
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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