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Issue: Vol 265, Issue 7677

20 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Sehwerert) v Entry Clearance Officer (McDonnell and others intervening) [2015] EWCA Civ 1141, [2015] All ER (D) 88 (Nov)

Direct deeds of covenant: not worth the paper that they are written on, says Nicholas Roberts

E.Surv Ltd v Goldsmith Williams Solicitors [2015] EWCA Civ 1147, [2015] All ER (D) 93 (Nov)

Total Mauritius Ltd v Abdurrahman [2015] UKPC 45, [2015] All ER (D) 124 (Nov)

Property Alliance Group Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2015] EWHC 3187 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 67 (Nov)

Chris Pamplin looks at a case where the Legal Aid Agency thought it could override the will of the court

Experts forced to juggle poor instructions, unrealistic deadlines & late payment

Solicitors cannot be held responsible for unexpected outcomes

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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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