THIS ISSUE
Behind the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson lies an even greater scandal, as Jon Robins reveals
Michael Zander on what enables the police to catch criminals
The concept of reckless falsity has been rejected by the Court of Appeal: Sam Thomas, Manon Huckle, Oliver Cooke & Richard Marshall assess some key takeaways for contempt of court applications
As the Attorney General of Jersey succeeds in three appeals before the Privy Council in a long-running financial crime dispute, Joseph Dyke outlines the significance of the judgment
Ian Smith tackles the latest on TUPE transfers & the importance of knowing the rules in misconduct cases
Liam Tolen provides a guide for general counsel & in-house legal teams to the new fixed recoverable costs regime
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explains what family law professionals need to know about court-approved DNA testing
When private details of divorces & separations leak out, the impact on the parties’ reputations can be huge: Natasha Grande stresses the importance of keeping it civil
Will artificial intelligence create a tipping point in litigation? Eimear McCann paints a picture
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson
Firm awards training contracts to paralegals through internal programme
Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton
Private client disputes specialist joins commercial litigation team
Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood
Cumbria firm appoints new head of residential property
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
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’
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
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