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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7704

24 June 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

PM Project Services Ltd v Dairy Crest Ltd [2016] EWHC 1235 (TCC), [2016] All ER (D) 101 (Jun)

Can third party funding in arbitration diminish the menace of the unfunded claimant, asks James Clanchy

ADR can be an effective mechanism to help speed up the planning process when used wisely, says Martin Burns

In the second article in the series, Dermot Feenan explores the approach of the professions to emotion in practice

European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland C-308/14 , [2016] All ER (D) 68 (Jun)

R (on the application of Tainton) v HM Senior Coroner for Preston and West Lancashire [2016] EWHC 1396 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 98 (Jun)

R (on the application of AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and another [2016] EWCA Civ 490, [2016] All ER (D) 100 (Jun)

The Pallant v Morgan equity is a generator of uncertainty, says Jonathan Fowles

“ I predict that this book will become a set text for students of negotiation skills”

Kirstie Gibson considers the court’s approach to cases where foreign national parents relinquish their babies at birth for adoption in England & Wales

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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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