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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7485

12 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

David Pope laments hefty skeletons

Enhanced equality for agency workers provides a headache for employers, warns Sarah Johnson

David Burrows emphasises that legal professional privilege is a “substantive absolute right”

Keith Patten voices concerns over the uncertainty of limitation periods

James Naylor reports on why jurisdiction trumps good intentions in Leasehold Valuation Tribunals

Neil Parpworth examines the application of the principle of exclusive cognisance

Araba Taylor considers inheritance claims by adult children

Michael Tringham records more explosive family disputes

Daniel Curran explains how to recognise a professional probate genealogist & why you need one

Nicola Finnerty & Gemma Tombs warn why ignoring a court order could land you in serious trouble

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
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
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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