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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7578

04 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Ed Heaton reviews the current child support system & outlines developments over the last 12 months

Ian Smith reviews a group of cases on compensation for unfair dismissal & one teeming with EU-driven complications

Keith Patten investigates the complex area of law surrounding statutory employment & common law negligence

Oliver Radley-Gardner surveys the risks surrounding residential service charge regulation

When it comes to forum shopping, every little (fact) counts, say Richard Marshall & Clare Arthurs

Fee remission pain from Monday, short bankruptcies over & in-house cheer

European Commission and another v Kadi C-584/10 P, C-593/10 P and C-595/10 P, [2013] All ER (D) 411 (Jul)

London Steam Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v Kingdom of Spain [2013] EWHC 2840 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 196 (Sep)

Tidal Energy Ltd v Bank of Scotland Plc [2013] EWHC 2780 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 214 (Sep)

European Commission v Strack C-579/12, [2013] All ER (D) 203 (Sep)

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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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