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In what circumstances can a family court issue a second committal order for contempt, asks Claire Sanders

On and on. X Factor? No, the credit hire litigation....

Mark Surguy & Saida Joseph examine the latest methods for the outsourcing of document review

Janna Purdie provides an update on notice clauses & supporting evidence

The slip rule has been subject to repeated misunderstanding, Maria Kell observes its revival

David Burrows & John Eames continue their review of how & when the errors of Upper Tribunal judges can be checked

For CPR telephone hearings, approved providers are now Kidatu (0800 279 0405) and Arkadin (020 8600 0751).

The 57th CPR update was effective (well, almost all of it) on 1 October 2011, incorporating the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2011 (SI 2011/1979)...

David Pope laments hefty skeletons

Nicola Finnerty & Gemma Tombs warn why ignoring a court order could land you in serious trouble

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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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