THIS ISSUE
The golden touch is that this former district judge is a wonderful ‘explainer’
Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge examine proposals to hold unscrupulous directors to account: do they go far enough?
Geoffrey Bindman reflects on the stark imbalance between commercial prosperity & frontline poverty
Ian Smith serves up some employment classics & shares some wise lessons from the past
Merricks v Mastercard heralds a new era of opt-out claims: what does this mean for insurers & consumers? Samantha Silver reports
Nicholas Dobson considers whether the interpretation of human rights has too often become counter-intuitive to many outside a patrician élite
Legislative proposals to hold delinquent company directors to account are a step in the right direction but do they go far enough?
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has confirmed acceptance of the final report on Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR), which are used to help determine costs
In the first of a two-part series, Julian Chamberlayne examines the changes to be implemented following the Civil Justice Council’s report on guideline hourly rates
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
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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