THIS ISSUE
The expansion of the failure to prevent fraud offences means corporates will need to behave better
From Fearn v Tate to a series of Japanese knotweed cases, the law of nuisance has made frequent appearances in the courts of late
A range of options are available for separating couples wishing to iron out their disputes without going head-to-head in court. In this week’s NLJ, Joanna Newton explores what’s available and sets out the pros, cons and quirks of each
Professor Dominic Regan aka The insider cheers the arrival in the House of Lords of a Bill to reverse the effects of PACCAR, in this week’s NLJ
Claudia Salomon, president of the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration, discusses the importance of authentic leadership, in a first-person piece in this week’s NLJ
Is the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) entering a new era with the appointment of former police officer Nick Ephgrave? In this week’s NLJ, Lucy Blake of Jenner & Block investigates
Former District Judge Stephen Gold delivers the goods in this week’s Civil way, with the latest on a family judge’s role in steering ‘warring parties’ away from court and into the hands of less adversarially focused professionals
District Judge Stephen Harmes has been issued with a sanction of formal advice for misconduct after asking a female advocate in court if she was pregnant
The Law Society has spoken out against record fines issued against solicitors in recent months for compliance and anti-money laundering failings
Lawyers have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that ‘mixed injury’ claims should receive full compensation under common law as well as the statutory tariff for whiplash
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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