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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7689

04 March 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9, [2016] All ER (D) 218 (Feb)

R (on the application of Rights of Women) v Lord Chancellor and another [2016] EWCA Civ 91, [2016] All ER (D) 177 (Feb)

New exit payments impact public sector terms & conditions, says Charles Pigott

Ian McDonald, Chris Roberts & Kate Wilson breakdown the key proposals in the Interim Report on the Structure of the Civil Courts

"I, for one, had been looking forward to getting the latest edition and have not been disappointed"

R (on the application Holmcroft Properties Ltd) v KPMG LLP [2016] EWHC 323 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 220 (Feb)

Charles Foster examines material contribution in clinical negligence & personal injury litigation

Broadhurst v Tan; Taylor v Smith [2016] EWCA Civ 94, [2016] All ER (D) 219 (Feb)

David Burrows explores how courts strive to balance the search for justice with protecting vulnerable witnesses

Henegham (Son and Administrator of the Estate of James Leo Heneghan, Deceased) v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd and others [2016] EWCA Civ 86, [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Feb)

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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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