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HLE blogger Elaine Freer defends the criminal justice system

HLE Blogger Sarah Lewis explores the debate surrounding whole life tariffs

HLE Blogger Eduardo Ustaran wonders if appointing a sole EU data protection regulator is a no brainer

HLE Blogger Simon Hetherington calls for reason over the Italian earthquake jailings

The HLE blog releases a policy paper calling for action against sexual violence against men in conflict zones

HLE blogger Stephen Hockman QC questions recent planning law proposals

HLE blogger Charles Foster rails against the latest media attack on the Human Rights Act

HLE blogger James Wilson examines the controversy surrounding religion in the workplace

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Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

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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

Your magistrates’ court needs you!

Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process

LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026—the winners!

The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 have now been announced, marking another outstanding celebration of excellence, innovation, and impact across the legal profession

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’

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green