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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7676

13 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd v Menelaou [2015] UKSC 66, [2015] All ER (D) 38 (Nov)

The Supreme Court has tackled the definition of ordinary residence, reports Jennifer Kotilaine

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd v Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and another; Bristol Myers Squibb Company and others v Merck & Co Inc and another [2015] EWHC 2973 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 07 (Nov)

Tom Morrison returns with a review of the world of information law

First Capital East Ltd v Plana and another [2015] EWHC 2982 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 43 (Nov)

Kirstie Gibson considers the court’s approach to the acquisition of parenthood

Tseitline v Mikhelson and others [2015] EWHC 3065 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 252 (Oct)

Harlequin Property (SVG) Ltd and another v Wilkins Kennedy (a firm) [2015] EWHC 3050 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 268 (Oct)

Re N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction) [2015] EWCA Civ 1112, [2015] All ER (D) 32 (Nov)

The use of arbitration to resolve construction & engineering disputes is back in fashion, says Martin Burns

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

Fieldfisher partner appointed president as LSLA marks milestone year

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Firm promotes two lawyers to partnership across employment and family

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Firm promotes five lawyers to partnership across key growth areas

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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