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Steven O'Sullivan

Senior associate

Steven O’Sullivan, senior associate, DWF LLP (www.dwf.co.uk)

Senior associate

Steven O’Sullivan, senior associate, DWF LLP (www.dwf.co.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Steven O’Sullivan examines the wide-reaching implications of AIG v Woodman

The controversial judgment in Purrunsing deserves an airing in the Court of Appeal, says Steven O’Sullivan

Steven O’Sullivan examines the impact of Jackson & Mitchell on claims against solicitors 

Intransigence has no place at the mediation table, says Steven O’Sullivan

Steven O’Sullivan warns of the dangers of fraudster clients

Make it clear to your client what you won’t do for them, advises Steven O’Sullivan

Steven O’Sullivan surveys solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance

How closely should solicitors guard a purchaser’s file from the lender? Steven O’Sullivan reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

Fieldfisher partner appointed president as LSLA marks milestone year

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Firm promotes two lawyers to partnership across employment and family

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Firm promotes five lawyers to partnership across key growth areas

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