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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7451

01 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Boodle Hatfield has appointed solicitor, Mark Lindley to the private client team.

APIL chief executive Denise Kitchener is set to leave after 18 years to take up a new challenge in personal injury law.

The Environmental Law Foundation has announced that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has agreed to assume the presidency of the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) with immediate effect for a fixed three year term.

Hidden fees and disappearing companies are just some of the threats posed to consumers by “cowboy” will writers.

Council snoops out in new “control orders-lite” plan

A career as a legal aid lawyer could soon be out of reach to those from low income backgrounds, as a result of cuts to the sector.

Lord Justice Thomas is to chair an advisory group on the quality assurance of advocates (QAA) scheme

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has seen a 40% increase in the number of entrants for its level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice exam

Lawyers question proposed shake-up to employment tribunal system

The term “domestic violence” includes threatening or intimidating behaviour which may give rise to the risk of harm, the Supreme Court has ruled.

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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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