THIS ISSUE
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explores what you need to know about DNA testing for immigration
How does the court approach the issue of adult children who claim a will fails to provide for them? Myles McIntosh reports
Bernhard Schmeilzl runs through some typical problems & costly mistakes when dealing with probate cases involving the UK & Germany
Charles Pigott reports on a Court of Appeal ruling widening the scope for back-dated holiday pay claims
The UK courts have been exploring the limits of litigation brought by or on behalf of data subjects where there has been unlawful transmission or disclosure of personal data: Fergus McCombie of 36 Commercial surveys the state of play
Alec Samuels discusses how coroners' reports could help to prevent future deaths
Pimlico Plumbers smoothes the path to back-dated holiday claims
Judgments good, bad, ‘breathtaking’ & divided
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
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
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
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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