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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7817

16 November 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

John Cooper QC on legal films & the magical ingredients which mean they will always be top of the bill

Worse for assured shortholds; searching for an adoptee; stay halts service; old maintenance arrears.

​Paul Hewitt reports on how to resolve mistakes & ambiguities in wills & the fallout from a geographical error

Despite the push towards transparency in pricing, John Gould explains why comparing legal services like-for-like isn’t so simple

​Can the Duke of Wellington stop Brexit?

In the first part of a special series on road traffic accident reform, Nicholas Bevan reports on the challenges posed by automated vehicles

​In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith takes on whistleblowing & exclusion & gives a nod to Sweden

​Dominic Regan provides some answers to the civil procedure worries keeping you up at night

Law Society launches guidance papers outlining no deal risks

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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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