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Will non-lawyer David Lidington cut the mustard as Lord Chancellor? Jon Robins shares a potted political history

In his penultimate election countdown article, Jon Robins reflects on the manifesto pleas from the Bar Council & Chancery Lane

Will the government learn from past criminal legal aid mistakes, asks Steve Hynes

The administrative & legal failings of the Legal Aid Agency need urgent examination, says John Ford

Truss scraps legal aid time limits for domestic abuse victims

The government should rethink its plans to revamp the legal aid housing duty scheme, says Steve Hynes

Steve Hynes shares the damning results of the latest report on the impact of legal aid cuts

Can Lord Bach produce a viable blueprint for a fair system of justice, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

Jon Robins examines the interim report of the Bach Commission on Access to Justice

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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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