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Deficits in civil court funding will have a devastating impact, says David Greene

Urgent action is needed to stem the crisis in mental health law, says Jon Robins

Living in the public eye is an inevitable consequence of fame, says Michael Nash

Do states have a legal right to protect nationals living abroad? Muhammad Iqbal and Sulman Hassan report

The government is proposing a mixed bag of constitutional reform, says Roger Smith

Jamie Maples considers the power of the court to “go behind” affidavits in support of privilege claims

A genuine and comprehensive Bill of Rights is a distant prospect, says Geoffrey Bindman

Thom Dyke laments a decade of lost opportunities for constitutional reform and legislative change

Does ACTA represent the death knell for piracy or an attack on civil liberties? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

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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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