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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7772

01 December 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Roderick Ramage reworks William Shakespeare in bite-size format

Judicial Q&A: challenge route; goods without cash; too much court; mortgage release doubts; who decides on committal?

Jan-Jaap Baer & Mark Hall review recent developments in the law of privilege

Enforcing possession orders in the High Court: Brooke Lyne reviews the meaning of sufficient notice

Gig economy cases are changing the way courts consider employment status, as Tim Welch reports

The Lachaux ruling has brought some much-needed clarity to the definition of serious harm in defamation cases, says Athelstane Aamodt

Laura Naser provides an update on the fall-out from the international cohabitee jurisdiction race

Nicholas Bevan regrets that an opportunity has been missed & justice has not been done

Peter Vaines reflects on some good jokes but little else of substance in the Chancellor’s recent announcements

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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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