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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7354

29 January 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Lord Hunt needs your views; Hacker can apply for judicial review; Change for tribunals

Wilson v Health and Safety Executive [2009] All ER (D) 91 (Jan)

Trainee solicitors and the cost of redundancy, by Daniel Barnett & Sian Reeves

Council wins case against Dale Farm Travellers

The government should act to resolve iniquities at the heart of the inquest system, says Jon Robins

Best laid plans…the divorce settlement roulette, by Georgina Vallance-Webb

News in brief

Ladele v London Borough of Islington [2009] All ER (D) 100 (Jan)

Jamie Burton outlines the route of appeal for dissatisfied council tenants

Retail banks successful in unarranged overdraft charges test case

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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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