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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7492

30 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Pacific Basin IHX Ltd v Bulkhandling Handymax AS [2011] EWHC 2862 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 154 (Nov)

Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2011] EWCA Civ 1257, [2011] All ER (D) 150 (Nov)

Legal Ombudsman v Young [2011] EWHC 2923 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 144 (Nov)

French v Carter Lemon LLP [2011] All ER (D) 156 (Nov)

How far does the Supreme Court act as a policymaker? Ruth Aitken, Hannah Smallwood & Lindsay Stirton investigate

Lista M Cannon & Chris Warren-Smith study the UK litigation landscape

Dominic Regan muses over some striking legal characters & cases

DWF and Crutes have announced they will be merging—the merger will see Crutes formally incorporated into DWF in January.

The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has elected Keoghs’ partner and director of strategy, Don Clarke as its president for 2012.

Herbert Smith LLP has appointed Gavin Lewis as head of its dispute resolution practice in Asia.

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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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