THIS ISSUE
Nicholas Dobson reports on the lawfulness of public authority policies & guidance
John O’Hare examines the new law on small claims which has led to insurers paying less to lawyers
Landlords take notice; Litigators in the money; Company creditors still wound up; Domestic abuse reforms
David Greene compares & contrasts the new Lord Chancellor to his predecessors
The personal touch: Athelstane Aamodt untangles the complexities of US service of court papers
Andrew Morris considers the impact of delays on both charge & trial on sentencing
Edward Peters & Julia Petrenko discuss a legal tussle over a boathouse which serves as a useful reminder of the classification of items on land
Edward Grange & Rebecca Niblock examine the key changes & similarities to extradition law following Brexit
Declining status of Lord Chancellor
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
DWF—Stephen Webb
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
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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