header-logo header-logo

01 March 2012
Issue: 7503 / Categories: Legal News
printer mail-detail

Tackling crime

LexisPSL launch online crime package

Criminal and corporate law practitioners may benefit from a new one-stop-shop tool to help them keep on top of the latest developments in law. LexisPSL Crime is an online package comprising practical know-how, current awareness, cases and legislation. It has been developed by LexisNexis UK with leading law firms and the criminal bar, including Doughty Street Chambers and 18 Red Lion Court.  

A separate product, LexisPSL Corporate Crime, is aimed at corporate firms, and covers white collar crime, covering procedure, offences and regulation. It includes quick summaries and checklists, to help both senior and junior staff to master new areas quickly and keep on top of new developments.

Issue: 7503 / Categories: Legal News
printer mail-details

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

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’
back-to-top-scroll