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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7360

12 March 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

More harm than good? Professor Michael Zander QC reflects on 10 years of the Woolf Reforms

Edward Peters considers recent cases about mortgage possession and adverse possession

Geraldine Morris on the isolation of children in family proceedings

Linnett v Halliwells LLP [2009] All ER (D) 36 (Mar)

Ian Smith provides an update on three major employment law developments

Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority [2009] EWCA Civ 145, [2009] All ER (D) 24 (Mar)

Ruttle Plant Hire Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (No 3) [2009] EWCA Civ 97, [2009] All ER (D) 01 (Mar)

Lorraine Jones unravels the complexities of paternity testing

The Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Case C-388/7) [2009] All ER (D) 51 (Mar)

Paula Jefferson provides an update on limitation

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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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