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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7442

18 November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

The state should not underestimate the public’s belief in justice & fair play, says Steve Hynes

February 14th is the closing date for responses to the government consultation on Jackson, just published.

Ed Miliband may, or may not, prove to be a successful leader of the Labour Party...

The history of the HIP is a lesson in how not to make policy...

Sarah Crowther reflects on the human dimension of effective determination dates

Geraldine Morris assesses the impact of the coalition’s spending review

Does Lord Young’s report represent a return to common sense? Atiyah Malik & Alistair Kinley report

Keith Davies explores the world of trespass to land & drilling for oil

Angus McIntosh presents some property predictions

Annette Cafferkey reflects on the Pinnock effect

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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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