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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7394

18 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Sam Cherry on the lessons to be learned from the Wallbanks

Are HIPs working for you? asks Andrew Stenning

Michael Zander reports on Scottish proposals for civil justice reform

Has the EU’s “carbon trading” market gone up in smoke? Hartley Foster investigates

Swear certificates, the court fee feeling, whoops, chequemate, long live rejection.

Claire Sanders looks at special guardianship orders four years on

Concurrent evidence: what’s the next step? asks David Dabbs

Axa Insurance Ltd v Akther & Darby Solicitors and others [2009] EWCA Civ 1166, [2009] All ER (D) 151 (Nov)

SG South Ltd v King’s Head Cirencester LLP and another [2009] EWHC 2645 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 120 (Nov)

Choudhury and others v Bhatter and others [2009] EWCA Civ 510, [2009] All ER (D) 131 (Nov)

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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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