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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7614

11 July 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Practitioners should bear in mind the availability or risk of a Hadkinson order, says Kate Molan

A recent decision has had a suprising effect on provisions for rectifying the land register. Nicholas Asprey reports

The ECJ has opened the way to higher holiday pay for workers on commission, says Charles Pigott

Simon Duncan concludes his series of articles on the right to sue former directors

A recent Court of Appeal ruling on residence is a significant one for local authorities, as Jennifer Kotilaine explains

Denton and others v TH White Ltd and another; Decadent Vapours Ltd v Bevan and others; Utilise TDS Ltd v Davies and others [2014] EWCA Civ 906, [2014] All ER (D) 53 (Jul)

We must work at inclusion to achieve a diverse profession, says Brie Stevens-Hoare QC

Dominic Regan admires the fortitude of those who have taken on the big guys in court

By making greater efficiencies through the cloud lawyers can earn time back, says Nagib Tharani

Ruling in three conjoined appeals places the courts “back on track”

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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
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

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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