THIS ISSUE
Mackrell Turner Garrett have appointed commercial litigation specialist Dorothy McMahon as an associate
Advocate-General favours environmental campaigners
Supreme Court: holidaying pilots to be paid supplements
Prize-draw promoters have hands slapped by ECJ
Cost cutting linked to marked rise in law firm mergers
Government proposes to scrap equality provisions
New in-house counsel executive business programme
Personal injury claims higher for Davids & Joannes
Court of Appeal rules on MoD safety duty to serving soldiers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions
Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class
Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments
Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard
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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