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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7707

15 July 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Shannan and others v Viavi Solutions UK Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 1530 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 37 (Jul)

Phillip Patterson examines a major cause of the hold-up of the Iraq Inquiry report

Constructive dismissal upholds the law of contract, but with a human touch, says Tom Walker

Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley and others [2016] EWCA Civ 566, [2016] All ER (D) 03 (Jul)

R (on the application of Behary) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 702, [2016] All ER (D) 43 (Jul)

R (on the application of IM and another) v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2016] EWCA Civ 611, [2016] All ER (D) 06 (Jul)

Athelstane Aamodt examines recent interesting developments for the world of media law

Peter Vaines delves into some most interesting tax issues

Campbell v Gordon [2016] UKSC 38, [2016] All ER (D) 23 (Jul)

Surrey (a child and protected party by his litigation friend Surrey) v Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust; AH (a protected party by her litigation friend XXX) v Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust; Yesil (a child and protected party by his litigation friend Yesil) v Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 1598 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 33 (Jul)

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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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