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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7743

28 April 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

The Supreme Court decision in Ilott represents a qualified victory for testamentary freedom, as Greg Williams explains

McCann v State Hospitals Board for Scotland [2017] UKSC 31, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Apr)

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v EnergySolutions EU Ltd [2017] UKSC 34, [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Apr)

SXH v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] UKSC 30, [2017] All ER (D) 47 (Apr)

When to tell the insurers; getting police to pay for Green Book loss; mobile home owners celebrate; & new rules, old PD.

Has the Supreme Court signalled that the law surrounding the Working Time Regulations has been settled, asks Charles Pigott

Steven O’Sullivan examines the wide-reaching implications of AIG v Woodman

Malins v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 835 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 82 (Apr)

Will a poor return on investment derail robot lawyers? Steve Hynes reports

How should the fall-out from the Panama Papers be addressed by the legal profession, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

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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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