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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7461 + 7462

14 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Geoffrey Bindman recounts life as Sue Grabbit & Runne

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has published the list of panel deputies it has appointed.

Olswang welcomes David Bunker, Victoria Gaskell, Simone Ketchell, Ruth Marken and Mat Speed from 1 May.

Damian White has joined HBJ claim solutions, as a partner specialising in employer and public liability cases in their Glasgow office.

A joint team from The College of Law in York and University of York Law School have demonstrated their advocacy skills by winning the Beachcroft Mooting Shield.

Aggressive or misleading trading acts to be outlawed

Solution to improve workload issues is to increase the judiciary

New measures to improve procedures for handling mesothelioma and other disease compensation claims have come into effect.

A campaign to reduce the burden on solicitors of the money laundering regulations has taken a major step forward, according to the Law Society.

A county court judge’s exercise of discretion in deciding a sensitive relocation case cannot be interfered with unless there is a “sufficient error of law” in the balancing exercise, the Court of Appeal has held.

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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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