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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7439

27 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Mike Willis considers whether lawyer-confined privilege is prudential

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter report on how employers should deal with allegations of criminal misconduct

For better or worse pre-nuptial agreements are here to stay, but who will be the richer or poorer as a result? Julian Ribet reports

“It is my firm belief that the government should adopt Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals as soon as possible”, said Lord Young’s report in to the UK’s health and safety regime, Common Sense Common Safety, earlier this month

CRC—the new “carbon tax”? asks Malcolm Dowden

The Equality Act provides firm foundations on which to build for the future, says John Wadham

Has the super-injunction had its day? Rebecca Cushing reports

Part 2: Jovita Vassallo turns the spotlight on evidence & trials

Nothing succeeds like a success fee: not even an exaggerated claim or one funded by a non-party, says Mark Hill QC

Bolsover District Council and another v Ashfield Nominees Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1129, [2010] All ER (D) 177 (Oct)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

Fieldfisher partner appointed president as LSLA marks milestone year

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Firm promotes two lawyers to partnership across employment and family

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Firm promotes five lawyers to partnership across key growth areas

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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