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The Iran hostage debacle has punctured the image of our service personnel, says Elliot Gold

Theatrics used to unveil the budget do not hide the impact of taxation and timing, says Peter Vaines

Are websites responsible for users’ behaviour? Richard Scorer asks where we should draw the line online

Removing fault from the divorce process would dignify proceedings, says Andrew Greensmith

Peter Gooderham considers the latest controversy concerning medical expert evidence given for the prosecution

The government’s addiction to stop-go penal politics is destructive and possibly disastrous, says Rod Morgan

Geoffrey Bindman sheds some light on libel’s prince
of darkness

Contrary to some observers’ fears, juries can deal with complex fraud trials, argues Ian Francis

Kelly Banham considers whether parents should be prosecuted for allowing their children to become obese

Nicholas Hancox argues that head teachers should be allowed to run their schools without police intervention

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Private client department announces partner hire

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands

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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