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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7491

22 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Part 2: take 2. Andrew Parker reflects on where we are with civil costs reform

Mark Solon appraises Lord Justice Jackson’s views on focusing expert evidence & controlling costs

Ian Smith explores some recent cases that reaffirm existing employment law

Where are we with capital settlements, asks Marc Saunderson

Richard Scorer examines the legal principles behind the child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church

David Savage & Kate Knox provide an update on the latest construction contract changes

Nicholas Dobson follows the story of the Brent library closures

Peter Vaines breaks down the Gaines-Cooper case & provides an update on other taxing matters

In what circumstances can a family court issue a second committal order for contempt, asks Claire Sanders

Williams v Essex County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 1315, [2011] All ER (D) 127 (Nov)

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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
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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