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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7535

23 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Lawyers & citizens suffer from the rush to legislate, says Daniel Greenberg

David Corker studies the events that led up to the SFO’s recent backtrack

What liability does an employer carry for accidents resulting from excessive working hours, asks Colm Nugent

Michael Tringham follows the latest disputes in the wills & probate world

Ian Smith reviews recent employment law decisions

Ed Heaton & Anna Heenan consider the Law Commission’s consultation on matrimonial property, needs & agreements

Fraud in insurance & fraud on insurers: a distinction without a difference, ask Alison Padfield & Sam Nicholls

Audley Sheppard & Jo Delaney welcome moves towards a less interventionist approach by Indian courts

RP and others v United Kingdom (App No 38245/08) [2012] ECHR 38245/08, [2012] All ER (D) 116 (Oct)

Bamford and others v Harvey and another [2012] EWHC 2858 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 182 (Oct)

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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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