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Reforming the House of Lords: a constitutional quagmire? By Mark Ryan

The law lords' move to Middlesex Guildhall cannot happen soon enough, says David Pope

Chaos will follow if police forces are allowed to rip up the rule book, says Professor Michael Zander QC

The decision in Hoare represents a common sense approach to achieving justice, says Seamus Burns

The profession—not the government—should be shaping the future of legal aid, says Tim Dutton QC

Geoffrey Bindman heads to Uttoxeter in search of some rats

With major changes ahead the Law Society cannot afford to be complacent in its approach to complaints handling, says Zahida Manzoor

Agony Column

Julian Broadhead dismisses tabloid rants about the cushiness of life behind bars

Commencement orders: a lifetime of achievement, by Nicholas Hancox

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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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