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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7381

05 August 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Jo Lloyd-Davies gives an overview of the intellectual property issues involved in finding new suppliers

Ambiguities in health questionnaires are likely to be resolved in the employee’s favour,
says Charles Pigott

Dr Nicholas Dobson provides an update on local authority “wellbeing”

Jane Mayfield provides a summary of the impact of the Shareholder Rights Directive

Anastasia Karseras reports on “obvious” dangers & fraudulent claims

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) [2009] EWHC 1960 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 337 (Jul)

Deripaska v Cherney [2009] EWCA Civ 849, [2009] All ER (D) 02 (Aug)

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) [2009] EWHC 1960 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 337 (Jul)

Bilkus v Stockler Brunton (a firm) [2009] EWHC 1957 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 326 (Jul)

Bilkus v Stockler Brunton (a firm) [2009] EWHC 1957 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 326 (Jul)

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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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