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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7376

02 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of E) v Governing Body of the Jews Free School and others (The United Synagogue intervening) [2009] EWCA Civ 626, [2009] All ER (D) 260 (Jun)

Jivraj v Hashwani Hashwani v Jivraj [2009] EWHC 1364 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 272 (Jun)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Part one: Consumer insurance law reform is long overdue, says Peter J Tyldesley

Simon Young advocates a tripartite approach to essential cost cutting

Implied terms are back in the spotlight,
says Alison Mayfield

Alan Owens predicts a long wait if the UK is to adopt a class action regime

Part one: Consumer insurance law reform is long overdue, says Peter J Tyldesley

Raw economics, not lack of dedication, will force lawyers to consider their commitment to legal aid,
says Carol Storer

Despite careful drafting, easements can be a ripe source of dispute, says Sue Highmore

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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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