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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7612

27 June 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Ferdinand Lovett considers the potential impact of the recent Budget changes on pensions on divorce

Stuart Webber explains the state of pension sharing orders

The court must protect protected parties, says Richard Scorer

PPI victories for consumers may have a wider significance for financial mis-selling claims say Jonathan Butters & Kevin Durkin

The LCIA is leading the way on arbitration, says Barry Fletcher

Dawson v Thomson Airways Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 845, [2014] All ER (D) 154 (Jun)

Newland Shipping and Forwarding Ltd v Toba Trading Fzc and others [2014] EWHC 1986 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 162 (Jun)

Rowley v Dunlop and others [2014] EWHC 1995 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 159 (Jun)

Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Abdul Aziz [2014] EWHC 1807 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 69 (Jun)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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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