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Digital informality meets hard-edged costs law. In this week's NLJ, David Bailey-Vella, chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers and legal director at Pogust Goodhead, examines MacInnes v DWF Law LLP, in which the Senior Courts Costs Office held that if a firm bills for WhatsApp work, those messages form part of the ‘file’—even if stored on personal devices

David Bailey-Vella weighs up WhatsApp, ‘the file’, & the modern realities of costs disclosure

Hugh James has secured 500 places on King’s College London’s new AI Literacy for Law course as part of a major firm-wide push to strengthen its responsible use of generative artificial intelligence

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

Global shipping practice expands with experienced ship finance partner hire

Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office

Mark Hastings, founding partner of Quillon Law, on turning dreams into reality and pushing back on preconceptions about partnership

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Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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NLJ this week: When post-breach events rewrite damages claims

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

NLJ this week: Supreme Court redraws unfair prejudice rules

The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ

NLJ this week: ‘Joe Donor’ ruling exposes dangers of unregulated conception

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

NLJ this week: CILEX warns Mazur ruling must spark reform

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

NLJ this week: Conditional job offers carry hidden risks for employers

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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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

DWF—Stephen Webb

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little