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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7275

31 May 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

The government is consulting on how to implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and crack down on aggressive and unfair trading and selling practices

Dunwoody Sports Marketing v Prescott [2007] EWCA Civ 461, [2007] All ER (D) 312 (May)

Anna Caddick considers two recent decisions on the question of substantiality in copyright infringement

Law enforcement agencies are to be given new powers to make it easier to confiscate criminals’ possessions and high value goods used in crime, such as cars and boats, the government has announced

Specialist Bar Associations and employed barristers should be better represented on the Bar Council, a new report concludes.

Charman v Charman [2007] EWCA Civ 503, [2007] All ER (D) 425 (May)

Can local authorities correct misinformation issued by extreme parties during an election? Declan O’Dempsey reports

R (on the application of Jones and others) v Ceredigion County Council [2007] UKHL 24, [2007] All ER (D) 380 (May)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd; Small (Inspector of Taxes) v Mars UK Ltd [2007] UKHL 15, [2007] 2 All ER 440

Tom Epps reflects on how new powers in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act are likely to impact on investigations

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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
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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