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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7532

04 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins looks behind the scenes of the cancelled Law Society conference

Patrick Allen calls for urgent investment in information technology for the civil courts’ system

Charles Pigott reviews the courts’ continuing battle to define employment status

Claire Sanders juggles discretion & fairness in marital disputes

Philip Sissons & Ciara Fairley analyse a recent Court of Appeal decision on the enforceability of oral agreements

Can an amateur sports club be held vicariously liable for the tort of one of its players? Jack Harris reports

Barbara Hewson highlights some recent trends in reproductive rights

Katherine Rees & Laura Parkinson clarify where solicitors can draw the line on commercial matters

Peter Vaines examines some recent tax-related cases

Michael Zander QC considers an unusual judicial decision

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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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