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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7581

25 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Masco Corp and other companies v European Commission T-378/10, [2013] All ER (D) 130 (Oct)

Christopher Stephens charts the move towards a new & improved judiciary

John McMullen investigates the differing interpretations of collective bargaining

Richard Scorer discusses the heated issue of kettling

Concurrent registration trumps adverse possession says Brie Stevens-Hoare QC

ADR in property disputes is a new way to solve an old problem proposes Mair Coombes Davies

Nicholas Stewart QC & Max Cole on the risks of contempt of court applications

Does the “married couples only” rule count as direct or indirect discrimination asks Robert Wintemute

The courts have muddied the water with their approach to limitation in professional liability cases, says Tim Hirst

R (on the application of Buck) v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1190, [2013] All ER (D) 71 (Oct)

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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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