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Why does the practice form for approval of a child settlement (N292) provide for a stay of proceedings...

A petition pleads a child as a non-child of the family but in his acknowledgement of service...

An ancillary relief consent order provides for equal division by agreement of the parties’ chattels...

If a fast track trial is adjourned on the day before evidence is adduced...

Where a party fails to appear at a small claims trial without giving the requisite notice...

A judgment arising out of a contested county court hearing is not registrable at the Register of County Court Judgments...

In relation to fixed costs in possession claims, does the amount of the entitlement depend...

Will district judges find it of assistance to hear oral argument as to quantum...

From when should an automatic stay run under CPR 26.4?

If a solicitor acts for himself on a claim, my understanding is that he is generally only entitled to litigant in person costs.

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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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