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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7397

10 December 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Philip Sissons examines the effect of the decision in Newham v Van Staden

David Lock examines Human Rights Act claims & the doctrine of precedent

Michael Tringham investigates a $57m intestacy

The latest Supreme Court ruling on bank charges is unlikely to be the end of the matter, says Freya Law

The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009, explained by Malcolm Skinner

David Hertzell & James Sharpe chart the history & progress of the Third Parties Bill

Mark Solon provides a step-by-step guide to expert reports

Jennifer James toys with some new Christmas gift ideas

R (on the application of Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor and others [2009] UKSC 9, [2009] All ER (D) 15 (Dec)

Re I (a child) (jurisdiction: habitual residence outside European Union) [2009] UKSC 10, [2009] All ER (D) 12 (Dec)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

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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