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28 April 2011

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How useful will the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme be to lawyers? Angela Dass reports

The court’s decision in Noble v Owens illustrates why judgments are and should be final, says Lisa Sullivan

IBB Solicitors has announced a number of promotions with the appointment of two new equity partners and two new fixed share partners.

RBS has appointed Mike Littlewood as head of its professional services team within the bank’s corporate and institutional banking division

An expert in industrial disease claims has been appointed vice-president of the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

RPC has appointed Nicholas Wilcox as a senior associate in the broadcast media team.

Olswang has recruited Campbell Forsyth who joins the firm as partner in the IP group.

Pinsent Masons has hired Andrew Masraf to head the firm’s corporate & tax group.

Roger Smith reflects on detainees, masterly performances & Daily Mail fulmination

There is a fine line between protection & unfairness in sex discrimination cases, says Peter Breakey

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London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

Fieldfisher partner appointed president as LSLA marks milestone year

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Firm promotes two lawyers to partnership across employment and family

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Firm promotes five lawyers to partnership across key growth areas

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NLJ this week: Divorce ‘nuclear weapon’ freezes assets but entangles outsiders

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

NLJ this week: What counts as ‘rent’? Court says labour alone won’t do

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

NLJ this week: Freed but failed—justice system leaves the innocent empty-handed

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’

NLJ this week: Clarity on whistleblowing, settlements and tribunal limits

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’

NLJ this week: Family law urged to ditch adversarial instincts

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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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7463

MOVERS & SHAKERS

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Foot Anstey—five promotions