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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7439

27 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Mike Willis considers whether lawyer-confined privilege is prudential

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter report on how employers should deal with allegations of criminal misconduct

For better or worse pre-nuptial agreements are here to stay, but who will be the richer or poorer as a result? Julian Ribet reports

“It is my firm belief that the government should adopt Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals as soon as possible”, said Lord Young’s report in to the UK’s health and safety regime, Common Sense Common Safety, earlier this month

CRC—the new “carbon tax”? asks Malcolm Dowden

The Equality Act provides firm foundations on which to build for the future, says John Wadham

Has the super-injunction had its day? Rebecca Cushing reports

Part 2: Jovita Vassallo turns the spotlight on evidence & trials

Nothing succeeds like a success fee: not even an exaggerated claim or one funded by a non-party, says Mark Hill QC

Bolsover District Council and another v Ashfield Nominees Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1129, [2010] All ER (D) 177 (Oct)

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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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