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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7443

25 November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

A series of new senior level promotions have been announced at Paragon Law.

Peter Halpin will be taking on the newly created position of client services director at Eversheds, along with Keith Froud assuming the role of CoCom Practice Group Head as of May 2011.

Tayntons LLP has appointed employment law specialist Ian Pettifer as its new head of employment. Ian brings over 13 years’ employment law experience to the role.

Fountain Court Chambers announce that three new door tenants have been appointed.

Class action adjudged to be “fundamentally flawed”

A high-profile divorce lawyer, a commercial QC and a senior litigation partner at Herbert Smith have been ennobled.

The net result of government plans to wipe £350m off the legal aid budget is an attack on the welfare of some of the most vulnerable members of our society

More “visible” role models, mentors and coaches from minority groups are needed at senior levels within firms

A mortgage lender was entitled to see copies of solicitors’ files to investigate whether the transaction showed indications of fraud, the High Court has ruled.

CEDR announced the winners of its biennial awards for excellence last week.

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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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