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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7607

23 May 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

What impact will the Jackson reforms have on international litigants’ views of the English court system, asks Nicholas Heaton

Kirstie Gibson considers allegations of non-disclosure, misconduct & adverse inferences

 Jonathan Steinert & Paris Aboro examine the Supreme Court’s approach to the rectification of a will

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide a wills & probate update

Special educational needs provision is facing its most significant change for 30 years, says Richard Freeth

Google Spain SL and another v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and another Case C-131/12

David Niven & David O’Brien consider the obstacles ahead for PII claimants

"Darling’s chief crime was what Bacon called a lack of gravity; for more modern readers he seems to have been something of a David Brent"

Ian Wise QC & Martha Spurrier defend the Supreme Court's judgment in Cheshire West

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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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