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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7746

19 May 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Hilary Aldred & Gemma Woodhouse deal with the requirement to report under the Gender Pay Gap Regulations

Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd and another; Richborough Estates Partnership LLP and another v Cheshire East Borough Council [2017] UKSC 37, [2017] All ER (D) 55 (May)

Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd [2017] EWHC 1017 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 50 (May)

Agile working requires a real culture change, says Warren Wooldridge

Poshteh v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2017] UKSC 36, [2017] All ER (D) 51 (May)

R (on the application of P) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another and other cases [2017] EWCA Civ 321, [2017] All ER (D) 52 (May)

Has the judgment in Ilott muddied the waters regarding an adult child’s claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Dependents) Act 1975, asks Martin Mears

The Supreme Court has re-established the orthodoxy in indirect discrimination, says Spencer Keen

TCG Pubs Ltd (in administration) and another v Master and Wardens or Governors of the Art or Mystery of the Girdlers of London [2017] EWHC 772 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 81 (May)

Geoffrey Bindman reflects on the trial of Socrates & the power of politics to defeat human rights

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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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