THIS ISSUE
Stephen Roberts explains the Charity Commission’s new guidance on charity investments.
X v Y [2011] EWHC 152 (Comm)
R (on the application of Luton Borough Council and others) v Secretary of State for Education [2011] EWHC 217 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 133 (Feb)
Joanna Bhatia reports on lost modern grant, not a lost modern remedy
Risk Management Partners Ltd v Brent London Borough Council and others [2011] UKSC 7, [2011] All ER (D) 103 (Feb)
Mark Mullins reports on unlawful detention
Michael Tringham considers some contentious probate cases
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions
Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class
Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments
Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard
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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