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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7700

27 May 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

The controversial judgment in Purrunsing deserves an airing in the Court of Appeal, says Steven O’Sullivan

Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2016] EWCA Civ 452, [2016] All ER (D) 82 (May)

The House of Lords have questioned the constitutional implications of a British Bill of Rights, notes Michael Zander QC

In the first of two articles, Nicholas Bevan explains why he believes the MIB is liable for defects in the Road Traffic Act

Stephanie Pywell ponders some of the liability dilemmas facing UK law-makers at the dawn of the age of driverless cars

West Berkshire District Council and another v Department for Communities and Local Government [2016] EWCA Civ 441, [2016] All ER (D) 99 (May)

 

Judge describes “striking omission” of exclusion of ELD claims from fast track fixed costs

SRA initiative supports solicitors' mental health & wellbeing

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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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