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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7277

14 June 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Islington London Borough Council v Honeygan-Green [2007] EWHC 1270 (QB), [2007] All ER (D) 458 (May)

Lawrence v Pembrokeshire County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 446, [2007] All ER (D) 214 (May)

R v Considine [2007] EWCA Crim 1166, [2007] All ER (D) 28 (Jun)

The High Court has thrown out a legal challenge to the government’s plans for 17 super-casinos.

R v Green [2007] EWCA Crim 1248, [2007] All ER (D) 439 (May)

HUMAN RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION

Jury trials in England and Wales are “fair, unbiased and balanced”, research shows.

Chancel repair searches are no longer an optional extra. Matt Le Breton explains why

McMenemy v Capita Business Services Ltd [2007] CSIH 25, [2007] IRLR 400

What does the new service charge code mean for property managers…and landlords? Julien Allen reports

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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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