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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7599

20 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

DJ Gold limbers up for the single County Court 

Commercial rent arrears recovery: John Sharples asks are you ready?

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Nigel Jackson outlines the far-reaching consequences of Reithatha v Williamson

Speechley and others v Allott and others [2014] EWCA Civ 230, [2014] All ER (D) 89 (Mar)

Limbering up for the single County Court

Dunhill (a protected party by her litigation friend Tasker) v Burgin and another case [2014] UKSC 18

R (on the application of Speciality Produce Ltd) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2014] EWCA Civ 225, [2014] All ER (D) 72 (Mar)

Wade and another v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [2014] EWHC 634 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 103 (Mar)

Evans and another v Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and others [2014] EWCA Civ 253, [2014] All ER (D) 101 (Mar)

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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 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

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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