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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7695

22 April 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Nick Hopkins & Sarah Dawe consider the challenge of registered title fraud

Polly Dyer reviews the conclusions of a Court of Appeal master class in the proper approach to disclosure & abuse of process

Auzins v Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Latvia [2016] EWHC 802 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 93 (Apr)

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v Technosport London Ltd and another [2016] EWHC 797 (IPEC), [2016] All ER (D) 90 (Apr)

Bethan Thomas examines the court’s approach to “add backs” here and in Australia

Forgiveness is rationed; HMRC: Licence to plunder; Knives out for solicitors’ agents; & Family Rules OK!

Armani Da Silva v United Kingdom (App. No. 5878/08) [2016] ECHR 5878/08, [2016] All ER (D) 26 (Apr)

Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2016] EWHC 773 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 25 (Apr)

Van der Merwe v Goldman and another [2016] EWHC 790 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 67 (Apr)

Purrunsing v A’Court & Co (A Firm) and another [2016] EWHC 789 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 95 (Apr)

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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 joins corporate 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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