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10 July 2008
Issue: 7329 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Further appraisal

In brief

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) must speed up the full review of the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations (QLTR), the Law Society says. The society says new SRA guidance on the issue is not proportionate and could be perceived as anti-competitive and protectionist. Society president, Andrew Holroyd, says: “We have decided to focus our energies on the much needed full review of the QLTR regulations which has already begun. We will be asking the SRA to ensure it has arrangements in place to ensure test providers advise applicants on the need to consider how they will fulfil the experience requirement if they intend to sit the written tests.”

Issue: 7329 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

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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