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Jones v London Borough of Merton [2008] EWCA Civ 660, [2008] All ER (D) 185 (Jun)

Practitioners should prepare carefully before making LTA 1985 dispensation applications, say Adam Colenso and Desmond Kilcoyne

R (on the application of Daniel Thwaites plc) v Wirral Borough Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 838 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 61 (May)

Glyn Crews continues his analysis of the effect a recent Court of Appeal ruling has had on residential leases and freeholders

Nearly all residential leasehold flats will suffer a drop in value following a recent Court of Appeal ruling, says Glyn Crews

Daniel Dovar and Michael Walsh give their verdict on the tenancy deposit scheme, one year on

SHARED OWNERSHIP LEASES, RICHARDSON V MIDLAND HEART LTD

Will abolishing the law of forfeiture make it easier to terminate a tenancy when a tenant defaults? Chhavie Kapoor reports

Nearly a million private tenants fear eviction if they complain about the poor standards of their homes, Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) research shows.

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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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