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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7812

12 October 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

“It is a book that could be cited in court with confidence”

Are the courts softening their approach to late changes to experts? Dr Chris Pamplin reports

Mark Solon shares some tips for would-be expert witnesses

Ticket touts, inflated prices and misleading information. Alec Samuels looks at the problematic area of resold tickets

Neil Parpworth considers the current arguments and sensitivities surrounding the use of stop and search

Michael Zander QC considers a sobering new report on the UK’s collision course towards a no deal Brexit

In this month’s brief, Ian Smith shines the spotlight on some age-old ambiguities

What authority does the government have to limit the participation of pension funds in political campaigns, 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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