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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8060

23 February 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

Does the slow route deliver better justice, asks Dr Anil Balan in this week’s NLJ

Time marches on, especially for ex-couples waiting for financial remedies proceedings. This creates difficulties

Could the UK ever have a written constitution, and how would it affect the UK Supreme Court?

The seismic PACCAR judgment gave rise to considerable debate, not least its potential to stifle funding for important litigation such as the Post Office Horizon case

Leeds has gained eight employment tribunal rooms at its refurbished West Gate court building, following a £6m investment by the Ministry of Justice
Draft sentencing guidelines have been published for motoring offences committed while joy-riding or behind the wheel of a stolen car
Up to 90% of the population are unable to access legal aid in certain areas, a series of interactive maps published by the Law Society has revealed
The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on its proposals to change judicial pensions
Twenty Nightingale courts at nine venues will be extended to ‘help reduce the number of local outstanding cases’, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said
Lawyers are being asked for their views on statutory inquiries
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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
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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