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Restoring competition in the digital market is essential for enhancing consumers’ confidence in e-commerce, says Dr Jing Wang
47% more judgments handed down than previous year
The Conference on European Restructuring and Insolvency Law (CERIL) has reported that a CERIL Working Party conducted a survey on issues of international jurisdiction for individual legal cross-border actions that ‘derive directly from public collective insolvency proceedings and are closely linked with them’. 
Rules of origin complicates trade after Brexit
The Law Society has commented on the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in a Parliamentary Briefing
Ever Given & beyond: Michael L Nash takes a voyage through the history of troubled ships at sea
Defining provenance post-Brexit: Paul Henty charts the often-painful experience of tackling rules of origin
Lawyers' hopes for the Lugano Convention crumbled to disappointment this week, amid reports the European Commission is opposed to the UK's accession.
What now for COVID-19 business interruption claims? Celso De Azevedo discusses the Supreme Court’s judgment & the issues likely to drive future litigation
A new regime for examining business transactions from a national security standpoint is on the way: Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge provide an overview
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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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