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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7539

22 November 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins traces the origins of pro bono & examines how it is faring in these harsh economic times

Kim Beatson examines the role of equitable accounting in family property disputes

Parties must do their homework prior to expert witness discussions, warns Mark Solon

Jacqueline Laing addresses concerns about the Liverpool Care Pathway

Ian Smith reports on some interesting employment law judgments which have emerged recently from the courts

Hodge M Malek QC weighs up the pros & cons of disclosure

When is a house not a house, asks Siobhan Jones

Tom Metcalfe advises a careful approach to the drafting of articles of association of mutuals

Adrian Kwintner reviews causation defences in mortgage lender claims

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

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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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