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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7418

20 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Astrazeneca UK Ltd v Albemarle International Corporation and another [2010] EWHC 1028 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 117 (May)

Dawsongroup Plc v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWHC 1061 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 119 (May)

Mobilx Ltd (in Administration) and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners and others [2010] EWCA Civ 517, [2010] All ER (D) 104 (May)

R (on the application of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council and another [2010] UKSC 20, [2010] All ER (D) 98 (May)

There are 219 distinct proposals made in Sir Rupert Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs. Now what happens? Those who want nothing to change should look away now.

Anna Thomas & Suzanne McKie analyse the potential effects of the additional paternity leave regulations

Report warns regulation could see return of `creative schemes’
Clients are not suffering on quality or cost as a result of referral fees in conveyancing and personal injury, a Legal Services Board (LSB) report has found.

Jonathan Herring laments a raft of predictable child protection failures

Adopting the right approach to mediating legal disputes is vital, says Michael King

Ana Stanic discusses the revised UNCITRAL arbitration rules

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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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