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Tim Spencer-Lane

Lawyer

Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)

Lawyer

Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Tim Spencer-Lane reports on a ground-breaking Mental Health Bill

Tim Spencer-Lane provides an overview of the Law Commission’s review of the deprivation of liberty safeguards

"Dementia law therefore continues to be in a state of flux but this book provides an authoritative overview of the current state of play"

Challenging a local authority on procedural grounds can prove difficult, as Tim Spencer-Lane reports

Tim Spencer-Lane highlights some of the faultlines in the Mental Capacity Act

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Tim Spencer-Lane breaks down the consultation on health care regulation

Tim Spencer-Lane locks down the flaws of the DOLS

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

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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