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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7537

08 November 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Colin Munro examines how we arrived at the referendum stage in Scotland and where we go after the vote

Would an independent Scotland automatically be a member state of the EU? Marc Weller investigates

Jonathan Herring discusses the nature of child welfare

How far does the law protect employees from sexual harassment, ask Chris Bryden & Michael Salter

Are motorcyclists adrenalin junkies or vulnerable road users? Karen O’Sullivan examines the approach of the courts

The latest on PI damages & the interview of a lifetime

Courts continue to wrestle with the thorny issue of contract construction, as Ian Pease reports

Turville Heath Inc v Chartis Insurance UK Ltd [2012] EWHC 3019 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 10 (Nov)

Abercrombie & others v Aga Rangemaster Ltd UKEAT/0099/12/SM, [2012] All ER (D) 334 (Oct)

Farrar v Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police UKEAT/0528/11/RN, [2012] All ER (D) 342 (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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