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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7604

02 May 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

"Fault lines" identified in war against banks

Roger Smith looks at three issues that expose inconsistencies by the Lord Chancellor

Just how easy is it in practice to apply the principle of compensation, asks Ed Heaton

Sarah Crowther examines practical guidance for assessing PI damages under a foreign law

The decision in Coventry v Lawrence cannot be ignored, says Andrew Francis

The Court of Appeal has provided important authority on the scope of litigation privilege, says Leonie Parkin

 

Robert Postlethwaite looks at alternatives to traditional partnership & LLP ownership

 

Ashworth and others v Royal National Theatre [2014] EWHC 1176 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 171 (Apr)

"Dementia law therefore continues to be in a state of flux but this book provides an authoritative overview of the current state of play"

"This edition should have a place in every practitioner’s library"

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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
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’
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’ 
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