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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7744

05 May 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Norkowski v District Court in Bydoszcz, Poland and others [2017] EWHC 833 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 97 (Apr)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v EC and another [2017] EWHC 795 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 85 (Apr)

Your people are your untapped brand asset, says Dominic Zammit

Pinfold v Ansell and others [2017] EWHC 889 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 140 (Apr)

Cohabitant pension rights have been strengthened by the recent decision of the Supreme Court on the requirement for nomination, explains Nicholas Dobson

Chris Chapman reviews the role of technology in shaping legal practice today & tomorrow

Blackwell v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2017] EWCA Civ 232, [2017] All ER (D) 94 (Apr)

R (on the application of the Claimant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 639 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 92 (Apr)

Peter Vaines reports on the latest news from the world of tax

Chai v Peng and others [2017] EWHC 792 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 83 (Apr)

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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
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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