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Issue: Vol 265, Issue 7677

20 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Herring reveals a case that illustrates that cheats never prosper

Mark Solon considers the benefits of witness familiarisation

Brennan v Prior and others [2015] EWHC 3082 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 119 (Nov)

Linda Monaci considers the evidence linking traumatic brain injury & the onset of dementia

Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz [2015] EWHC 3155 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 49 (Nov)

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section [2015] UKPC 45, [2015] All ER (D) 124 (Nov)

Michael Zander QC considers an interesting contribution to the debate on scrapping the Human Rights Act

Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWHC 2878 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 89 (Nov)

Michael L Nash discusses DNA & disputed titles

Blake and others v Stewart and others [2015] EWHC 3241 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Nov)

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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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