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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7489

08 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins reflects on the controversial Legal Aid Bill as it makes its way to the House of Lords

Dominic Regan sails into the latest developments on costs in Trafigura

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter examine the attempts to control the use of social media in the workplace

Dorothea Gartland examines recent developments surrounding public law for children

Gerard McDermott QC revisits Rome II, considering Homawoo & the opinion of Advocate General Mengozzi

James Naylor digs deeper into the events surrounding the Dale Farm evictions

The case of Steven Neary demonstrates that public bodies must know their place, says Tim Spencer-Lane

Michael Tringham reports on families—& royalties

The slip rule has been subject to repeated misunderstanding, Maria Kell observes its revival

David Burrows & John Eames continue their review of how & when the errors of Upper Tribunal judges can be checked

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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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