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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7557

26 April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
Adam Chamberlain—RPC

RPC is continuing to grow its finance team with the hire of associate Adam Chamberlain

25 April 2013
Herbert Smith Freehills

Firm opens offices in Germany

25 April 2013
Mike Sullivan—Rothera Dawson

Rothera Dowson has announced a new addition to its commercial property department

25 April 2013
Avoiding the Balva trap Premium Content

Was Balva an accident waiting to happen, asks Frank Maher

25 April 2013 / Frank Maher
A new indemnity approach post-Balva?

 Legal risk specialist proposes new regulatory strategy for indemnity insurance

25 April 2013
Rights bullies stifle competition

Law Commission consults on competition law reform

25 April 2013
Browsing not infringement

Supreme Court decision has huge implications for internet use

25 April 2013
Skilled workers’ rule is unlawful

High Court rules against immigration rule

25 April 2013
Top law firms for women

The Times publishes “Top 50 Employers for Women” list

25 April 2013
Costs reforms

 “Variable” form of one-way qualified costs-shifting for defamation & privacy cases?

25 April 2013
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Firm awards training contracts to paralegals through internal programme

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Private client disputes specialist joins commercial litigation team

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Cumbria firm appoints new head of residential property

NEWS
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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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