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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7572

09 August 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of MA & ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2013] EWHC 2213 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 373 (Jul)

Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd and other companies v Asda Stores Ltd C-252/12, [2013] All ER (D) 355 (Jul)

"It offers a reliable way in to a complex patchwork of rules & regulations"

Lawrence McNamara & Celia Rooney on corruption in the UK justice system

Supreme Court reaffirms principle of chronological ordering of ascertained losses

Survey shows one quarter of people in UK do not trust judiciary

SRA await evidence linked to phone hacking scandal

Ministry of Justice redoes consultation on PCT

Lord Briggs issues warning of "serious threats"

Too soon to scrap the Commercial Court’s exemption from automatic costs budgeting

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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
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

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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