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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7470

15 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Re E (children) (international abduction) [2011] UKSC 27, [2011] All ER (D) 62 (Jun)

Concerned about the future of legal services? Talk to your accountant, suggests Joe Reevy

James Wilson pays tribute to Lord Denning & the creation of the Mareva injunction

Legal Services Board claims lawyers fail clients on complaints-handling

Outdated land law to be reformed under new proposals

BAILII, the free online legal materials provider, is currently appealing for donations.

Two Norwegian children brought to the UK by their British mother must be returned, the Supreme Court has unanimously held.

The Court of Protection has held that a local authority which accepted an autistic man into respite care for a few weeks and then kept him for a year acted unlawfully.

A new third party litigation funder, Vannin Capital, has launched, with “significant” backing by Isle of Man-based private equity firm, Bramden Investments.

Leading matrimonial lawyers have agreed that more needs to be done to update England’s matrimonial laws and bring them in line with contemporary jurisdictions

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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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