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Yasseen Gailani & Megan Hiluta consider the advantages of the little-used remedy of ‘specific performance’
Conveyancing lawyers are scrambling to deal with a stamp duty hike, while lawyers’ representative bodies welcomed extra funds but highlighted the need for more investment in justice, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget 2024

Buyers of cars have a right to know about, and must give consent to, any commission arrangements between their finance lender and car dealer, the Court of Appeal has held

Michael L Nash muses on sports, advertising & the survival against the odds of Salomon boots

The Supreme Court has blocked Russian proceedings brought in breach of an arbitration agreement, in a decision that appears to lower the bar on jurisdiction

Apple must pay Ireland about €13bn plus interest after the European Court of Justice ruled a controversial tax arrangement favouring the tech giant between 2003 and 2014 breached EU state aid rules

Thousands of companies are entitled to claim business interruption insurance for losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Court of Appeal has held in a landmark decision

Rakesh Kapila explains why & how expert accountants should check the reliability of evidence in disputes involving businesses
What is the Hague Judgments Convention, & what does it mean for the UK? Janna Purdie provides the answers

NLJ presents an expert witness special in this week’s issue, covering a range of issues of interest to experts and those who hire them or are involved in matters where experts are hired

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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
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

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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