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28 July 2020
Issue: 7897 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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London Legal Walk goes virtual

This year’s London Legal Walk, postponed due to COVID-19 until 5 October, will now take place virtually, organiser London Legal Support Trust has announced

Last year, more than 15,000 walkers raised £890,000 for free legal advice services. This year, the walk will take the form of a 10xChallenge―participants are encouraged to complete an activity based around the number 10. It could be walking or running 10K locally, baking 10 cakes, 1,000 star jumps or 100 minutes of Zumba―a creative approach is encouraged.

Legal advice agencies are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick Marples of South West London Law Centres, says they are helping ‘a whole new group of people who have never experienced poverty, been unemployed or had to claim benefits but have been suddenly plunged into hardship’.

Sign up at: www.londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk

Issue: 7897 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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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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