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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7413

15 April 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Ian Smith provides a tantalising analysis of the latest employment cases

Richard Sims reports on developments in family provision & intestacy

Pleural plaque sufferers deserve better justice than a UK postal lottery, says Richard Scorer

Emma Humphreys & Malcolm Dowden on penalising a landlord for negotiating instead of litigating

How will the judgment in G affect employees outside the schoolroom? Henrietta Hill reports

Roddy Macleod asks the question:to sue or not to sue?

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska & Adam Cloherty report from the courts

Michael Tringham examines legal changes down under

Matthew McCahearty & Jonathan Pratt applaud the flexibility of Wrotham Park damages

Joe Reevy advocates using traditional methods for winning business

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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
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

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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