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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7404

11 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Christopher Russell, Angus Davison, Jane Pearce, Paul Perris, Nicholas Plowman, Sally Edwards & Edward Mackereth all became partners this month.

Shaun joins from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP where he led the London competition/antitrust group.

Thomas Eggar LLP has appointed Catherine Wilson as partner in its employment team.

James MacArthur has joined Herbert Smith’s private equity office.

Nominations are now invited for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs).

The Law Society has set up a mentoring group of solicitor judges as part of a package to encourage more solicitors to the bench.

The government has revised the draft employment contingency fee regulations, due to come into force on 6 April.

Professionals who face disciplinary proceedings that could result in loss of livelihood will be granted the right to legal representation, following an important Court of Appeal ruling.

A coroner has called for a review of EU agreements over the recognition of doctors after the death of a man who died from a lethal dose of diamorphine administered by an out-of-hours locum GP from Germany.

Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2010 (SI 2010/172)

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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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