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Alec Samuels

Barrister

Alec Samuels, barrister (alec.samuels@btinternet.com)

Barrister

Alec Samuels, barrister (alec.samuels@btinternet.com)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Great expectations? Premium Content

Alec Samuels believes it’s a case of nothing dared nothing gained

16 October 2014
The deposit! Don't let this happen to your client Premium Content

Alec Samuels provides some points of reference for trouble-free conveyancing

30 May 2014
The Erskine example: reader response Premium Content

Erskine has been long recognised as our greatest advocate...

15 September 2013
Judges in the dock Premium Content

Alec Samuels navigates a potential solution for judicial mishaps

18 July 2013
Defending our rights Premium Content

The UK should repeal HRA 1998 & withdraw from the European Convention, says Alec Samuels

14 December 2012
On common ground Premium Content

Alec Samuels examines the arguments for and against fencing common land

30 November 2012
Second hand Premium Content

Alec Samuels examines the trials & tribulations of the second wife

30 November 2012
End of term? Premium Content

Alec Samuels examines the law surrounding the length of parliamentary terms

21 October 2011
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NLJ this week: Divorce ‘nuclear weapon’ freezes assets but entangles outsiders
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
NLJ this week: What counts as ‘rent’? Court says labour alone won’t do
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
NLJ this week: Freed but failed—justice system leaves the innocent empty-handed
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
NLJ this week: Clarity on whistleblowing, settlements and tribunal limits
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
NLJ this week: Family law urged to ditch adversarial instincts
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
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