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19 July 2018
Issue: 7802 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

Building contract

Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust v Three Valleys Healthcare Ltd and another [2018] EWHC 1659 (TCC), [2018] All ER (D) 54 (Jul)

The claimant NHS Foundation Trust’s application for declarations as to the validity of notices served succeeded, in a dispute concerning work carried out under an agreement at a hospital. The Technology and Construction Court made rulings as to the interpretation of the notices and held that they had been served correctly.

Company

Estera Trust (Jersey) Ltd (formerly known as Appleby Trust (Jersey) Ltd) and another v Singh and others [2018] EWHC 1715 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 49 (Jul)

A share purchase order was made against a director and shareholder of a company, and against the company. The Chancery Division so ruled on an unfair prejudice petition brought by other members of the company. The court held that the director had breached his fiduciary duties and that certain actions had been taken which had been unfairly prejudicial to the interests of other members of the company. However,

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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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