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In what circumstances can a family court issue a second committal order for contempt, asks Claire Sanders

Jonathan Herring tackles paternity testing & capacity

Dorothea Gartland examines recent developments surrounding public law for children

David Burrows & John Eames continue their review of how & when the errors of Upper Tribunal judges can be checked

Anton van Dellen surveys the damage following the removal of expert witness immunity in Jones v Kaney

Laura Bednall tells a cautionary tale of international surrogacy

David Burrows emphasises that legal professional privilege is a “substantive absolute right”

Caroline Lonsdale tackles the thorny issue of contact & the difficult parent

Susan Nash navigates the latest human rights twists & turns

Heather Platt examines the law in relation to children who sue their parents

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

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
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
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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