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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7838

03 May 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

With an uncertain number of costs challenges on the horizon, Dominic Regan’s advice: explain everything to the client or suffer the consequences

Dominic Bright provides an overview of the challenges & consequences of the government’s move to end ‘no-fault’ evictions

What if you advise your client to pursue arbitration, only for them to receive an unfavourable result? Amy Fox weighs up the pros & cons of arbitration in family cases

Michael Zander considers the extremely controversial EU (Withdrawal) (No 5) Bill

What constitutes a ‘good reason’ to depart from a costs budget? Simon Gibbs examines the evidence

LETS not bother; pilot flies wide; blow for estate agents

What are the benefits of the alternative business structure, & is it right for you? Michael Burne provides a rundown of the ABS route

Geoffrey Bindman provides an insider’s perspective on a claim of judicial bias

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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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