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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7581

25 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Masco Corp and other companies v European Commission T-378/10, [2013] All ER (D) 130 (Oct)

Christopher Stephens charts the move towards a new & improved judiciary

John McMullen investigates the differing interpretations of collective bargaining

Richard Scorer discusses the heated issue of kettling

Concurrent registration trumps adverse possession says Brie Stevens-Hoare QC

ADR in property disputes is a new way to solve an old problem proposes Mair Coombes Davies

Nicholas Stewart QC & Max Cole on the risks of contempt of court applications

Does the “married couples only” rule count as direct or indirect discrimination asks Robert Wintemute

The courts have muddied the water with their approach to limitation in professional liability cases, says Tim Hirst

R (on the application of Buck) v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1190, [2013] All ER (D) 71 (Oct)

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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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