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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7429

05 August 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Same-sex couples need to keep their wills up-to-date, Irwin Mitchell solicitor Adam Draper has warned.

A legal dispute over pensions, affecting up to 8,000 part-time judges, has been referred to the European Court of Justice

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the level of practising certificate fees

Late last year Ward LJ described Cook on Costs as the seminal work on a subject which has created more angst (and generated yet more costs) in the last decade than any other subject in the field of civil procedure.

A review of the Court of Protection rules and procedure has been published.

Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC is the new director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.

The Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners has a new patron Cheryl Jones.

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP (BLG), Manchester, has snapped up a number of former Halliwells partners.

Simpson Sissons & Brooke is celebrating after Angela Lally who joined the firm last year, achieved specialist accreditation with Resolution.

Claire van Rees has recently joined Sacker & Partners LLP—the third lawyer to join the Sackers team this year

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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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