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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7299

29 November 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

Occasional advice for the judiciary and lawyers on matters of the mind, heart and the law

Seamus Burns is concerned that executive blunderbuss could blow away the rights of peaceful demonstrators

LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE >>
TRANSPORTING PRISONERS >>
TREATMENT IN DETENTION >>

Davey v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166, [2007] All ER (D) 259 (Nov)

Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 1148, [2007] All ER (D) 253 (Nov

R (Yilmaz) v Central Criminal Court [2007] EWHC 2620 (Admin)

Helen Hart examines the latest attempts to clarify
the law on sharing personal data

How far should a solicitor’s duty of undivided loyalty go? Jonathan Pratt explains

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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
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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