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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7551

05 March 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Does the SNP’s suggestion of an independence treat flout the law, asks Bob Watt

Courts are taking an increasingly tougher approach in fraudulent & exaggerated claims, says Colm Nugent

Anna Macey examines the impact of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice on the issue of pension entitlement

Margaret Hatwood continues her examination of the increasing trend of parties asking for consent orders to be set aside

When is a claimant’s constructive knowledge deemed to kick in under LA 1980, asks Frances McClenaghan

What are the risks of going green, asks Ian Borders

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

Michael Twomey examines the courts’ approach to warranties & representations in share purchase agreements

Keith Davies analyses a recent judicial review of plans to erect electricity pylons on green belt land

Financial Services Authority v Sinaloa Gold plc and others (Barclays Bank plc intervening) [2013] UKSC 11, [2013] All ER (D) 320 (Feb)

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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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