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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7663

31 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

CILEx examines why employers are embracing on-the-job training

The issues of information & consultation on collective redundancies have been revisited, observes John McMullen

The Bar Standards Board considers what could be the most sweeping reforms to barristers’ training in a generation

WW v HW [2015] EWHC 1844 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 167 (Jul)

Nigel Tomlinson explains why law firms need to rewrite their professional development & training programmes

Woods Building Services v Milton Keynes Council [2015] EWHC 2011 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 182 (Jul)

R (on the Application of AM) v General Medical Council [2015] EWHC 2096 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 208 (Jul)

Martin Burns underlines the importance of committing to continuous learning & development

Hunt v North Somerset Council [2015] UKSC 51, [2015] All ER (D) 230 (Jul)

Coventry and others v Lawrence and another [2015] UKSC 50, [2015] All ER (D) 234 (Jul)

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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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