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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7426

15 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Anthony Gold Solicitors welcome Clifford Tibber who joins as a new partner in the commercial dispute resolution team.

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP has announced a new hire: IP Partner Clive Thorne, from Arnold & Porter

The lord chief justice has announced the appointment of Mrs Justice Gloster DBE as judge in charge of the commercial court.

The City Law School has agreed a new three-month international energy litigation internship with K&L Gates LLP.

The South Wales Trainee Solicitors Group Summer Ball took place in Cardiff this month.

Adedoyin v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 773, [2010] All ER (D) 53 (Jul)

R (on the application of C) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2010] EWHC 1601 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 25 (Jul)

Angara Maritime Ltd v Oceanconnect UK Ltd and another [2010] EWHC 619 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 37 (Jul)

Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) Order 2010 (SI 2010/1771)

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Contribution to Costs of Special Resolution Regime) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/Draft)

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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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