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A director’s guarantee is a useful option where a security for costs application is likely to be rejected, says George Woods

The Sousa decision provides important clarification of the operation of conditional fee agreements, says Michael Feakes

Mark James considers where a recent Court of Appeal ruling leaves the doctrine of champerty

Robert Rhodes QC on avoiding the risk of judicial review when chairing a disciplinary tribunal

Nick Pantlin & Miriam Shears report on managing documents in the clouds

Nichola Evans investigates the reign of uncertainty surrounding success fees

Peter Thompson QC fights the corner of a tried & trusted friend

In the first of two articles, Lisa Wright reports on the costs dilemmas in infant approvals

William Gibson says costs management should be left to the experts, not judges

Part 3: Sarah Zielicka Edwards offers some tips on trial practicalities

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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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