John De Waal KC
King's Counsel
John de Waal KC, Hardwicke chambers (john.dewaal@hardwicke.co.uk; www.hardwicke.co.uk)
King's Counsel
John de Waal KC, Hardwicke chambers (john.dewaal@hardwicke.co.uk; www.hardwicke.co.uk)
Jane Austen has found her way into court to aid with interpretation, observes John de Waal QC
Easy to spot but difficult to prove, John de Waal QC reports
John de Waal QC reports on an unsettling decision on the validity of contractual notices
Andy Creer & John de Waal consider the effect of the decision in Murphy v Wyatt
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
DWF—Stephen Webb
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
mfg Solicitors—Nick Little
Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire
NEWS
Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts
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