Chris Nillesen

Senior legal counsel

Chris Nillesen, senior legal counsel, Dubai (chris_nillesen@yahoo.co.uk)

Senior legal counsel

Chris Nillesen, senior legal counsel, Dubai (chris_nillesen@yahoo.co.uk)

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Can good faith be contractually implied, asks Chris Nillesen

A cap on liability can lead to some serious sparring with clients, as Chris Nillesen reports

Contractual rights which are contrary to accepted principles of law must be expressly agreed between parties to be effective, says Chris Nillesen

Contractual changes can be agreed despite not meeting contract formalities, says Chris Nillesen

Termination & its consequences. Chris Nillesen reports

Chris Nillesen reviews penalty & liquidated damages clauses

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NLJ Career Profile: Ben Daniels, DAC Beachcroft

Ben Daniels, newly elected as the next senior partner of DAC Beachcroft, reflects on his leadership inspiration and considers an impish alternative career

Osbornes Law—Lee Henderson

Family team bolstered by latest partner hire

Freeths—Graeme Danby & John Jeffreys

Firms strengthens national restructuring and insolvency practice with leadership appointments

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NLJ this week: Cross-UK precedent, umbrella companies & whistleblowing liability

In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts

NLJ this week: Assignment of arbitral award enforcement blocked

Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned

NLJ this week: A Christmas plea for speed

Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School highlights a turbulent end to 2025 in the civil courts, from the looming appeal in Mazur to judicial frustration with ever-expanding bundles, in his final NLJ 'The insider' column of the year

NLJ this week: Transparency reforms set to transform access to justice

Antonia Glover of Quinn Emanuel outlines sweeping transparency reforms following the work of the Transparency and Open Justice Board in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Hard line drawn on vague points of dispute

In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners

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Chris Nillesen

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Ben Daniels, DAC Beachcroft

Osbornes Law—Lee Henderson

Freeths—Graeme Danby & John Jeffreys