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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7574

05 September 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

"Wembridge Claimants” and others v Winter and another [2013] EWHC 2331 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 04 (Aug)

Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Nazir and others [2013] EWCA Civ 968, [2013] All ER (D) 390 (Jul)
 

Roger Smith measures the impact of legal aid cuts on both sides of the Atlantic

Is it appropriate to make an order for costs against a non-party to family proceedings, asks Claire Sanders

Should we call time on zero hours contracts, asks Sarah Johnson

Katherine Waller investigates the potentially “puzzling” area surrounding notices to complete

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)
 

Re G (a child) (care order: proportionality) [2013] EWCA Civ 965, [2013] All ER (D) 375 (Jul)

Fenty and others v Arcadia Group and another [2013] EWHC 2310 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 410 (Jul)

Mohammed Saleem Tariq & Anton van Dellen reflect on the early days of the Jackson reforms

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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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