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Issue: Vol 265, Issue 7677

20 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Herring reveals a case that illustrates that cheats never prosper

Mark Solon considers the benefits of witness familiarisation

Brennan v Prior and others [2015] EWHC 3082 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 119 (Nov)

Linda Monaci considers the evidence linking traumatic brain injury & the onset of dementia

Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz [2015] EWHC 3155 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 49 (Nov)

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section [2015] UKPC 45, [2015] All ER (D) 124 (Nov)

Michael Zander QC considers an interesting contribution to the debate on scrapping the Human Rights Act

Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWHC 2878 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 89 (Nov)

Michael L Nash discusses DNA & disputed titles

Blake and others v Stewart and others [2015] EWHC 3241 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Nov)

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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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