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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7570

26 July 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

New president for Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

New banking & finance partner for RPC

Geldards acquires TPP law

First female president of Manchester Law Society joins Slater Heelis

Gender politics is the hot topic within the judiciary, notes Roger Smith

Jacqueline Laing & Phil Charlesworth discuss the implications of the Neuberger Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway

It’s been a big month in the world of employment law, notes Ian Smith

What do those hurt outside the EU have to show to get their PI claims heard in an English court? William Wraight reports
 

...but some are more equal than others, say Janet Barlow & Rebecca Mason

Ross Risby & Barnaby Yates report on the limited nature of a litigation solicitor’s potential exposure to litigation costs

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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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