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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7363

02 April 2009
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Estoppel—Proprietary estoppel—Conduct leading representee to act to his detriment

Thorner v Major and others [2009] UKHL 18, [2009] All ER (D) 257 (Mar)

02 April 2009
Law in 101 words

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

02 April 2009 / Roderick Ramage
Charterparty—Clause adjusting hire to market rate—Penalty clause

Lansat Shipping Co v Glencore Grain BV [2009] EWHC 551 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 247 (Mar)

02 April 2009
Proceed with caution! Premium Content

Jenny Pattison on letters of intent in the construction industry

02 April 2009 / Jenny Pattison
TUPE bites law firm

Employment

02 April 2009
Personal injury: A plague on our workers Premium Content

Deborah Edwards reports on limitation and constructive knowledge in industrial disease claims

02 April 2009 / Deborah Edwards
Public / Human Rights : Human Rights Update

Paul Harris & Alasdair Mackenzie discuss fresh claims & foreign cases

02 April 2009 / Paul Harris / Alasdair Mackenzie
LSB to broaden access

Profession

02 April 2009
A president’s mission

Civil Funding

02 April 2009
Fee proposals too high

News In Brief

02 April 2009
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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

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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
NLJ this week: Diamond rings and broken promises

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: The battle over medical report fees intensifies
Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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