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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7562

30 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith casts an eye over the comings & goings in the legal world

Philip Henson reviews the government consultation on fee remissions for the courts & tribunals

Ian Smith considers spent convictions, TUPE transfer affected employees & the enforceability of collective agreements

International comity prevents disclosure of prosecution documents in family proceedings, as David Burrows reports

Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs

Big matches in tenancy litigation, the guest list from hell & beware the client

Hide v The Steeplechase Co (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545

Shindler v United Kingdom (App No 19840/09) [2013] ECHR 19840/09, [2013] All ER (D) 239 (May)

IG Markets Ltd v Crinion and another [2013] EWCA Civ 587, [2013] All ER (D) 272 (May)

DR v GR and others [2013] EWHC 1196 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 230 (May)

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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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