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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7307

07 February 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
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07 February 2008
Parole Board lacks independence

Sentencing

07 February 2008
Asset protection Premium Content

Should freezing orders prohibit banks enhancing the value of protected assets? David O’Mahony reports

07 February 2008 / David O'mahoney
Uncertain year ahead for law firms

Legal Services

07 February 2008
Border Trouble Premium Content

Adrian Berry and Hina Majid unravel the UK Borders Act

07 February 2008 / Adrian Berry / Hina Majid
COSTS-CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT-RATE OF SUCCESS FEE

Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others [2008] EWCA Civ 21, [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Jan)

07 February 2008 / All England Law Reporters
When costs become damages... Premium Content

The courts are right to restrict the amount of damages levelled against defendants, say Marcus Thomson and Neil Forsyth

07 February 2008 / Neil Forsyth / Marcus Thomson
Hell and Damnation Premium Content

Is blasphemous libel a dead letter? Neil Parpworth investigates

07 February 2008 / Neil Parpworth
Time for change Premium Content

The law on suicide is out of kilter with modern society, says Richard Scorer

07 February 2008 / Richard Scorer
Removal case highlights legal aid reform dangers

Family Law

07 February 2008
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NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

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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

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Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
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NLJ this week: When post-breach events rewrite damages claims
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
NLJ this week: Supreme Court redraws unfair prejudice rules
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
NLJ this week: ‘Joe Donor’ ruling exposes dangers of unregulated conception
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
NLJ this week: CILEX warns Mazur ruling must spark reform
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
NLJ this week: Conditional job offers carry hidden risks for employers
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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