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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7431

02 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2010] EWCA Civ 998, [2010] All ER (D) 98 (Aug)

Oliver Assersohn analyses the first FSA initiated prosecution for insider trading to end in acquittal

Are you prepared for Practice Direction 31B, ask Catherine Reeves & Mark Surguy

Gavin Foggo & Molly Ahmed examine potential future trends in dispute resolution

Simon Duncan reports on contractual agreements in the Supreme Court

HMCS reckons that its catering services at too many courts have provided unappealing food with little choice.

R (on the application of PM) v Hertfordshire County Council [2010] EWHC 2056 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 28 (Aug)

Rubin and another v Eurofinance SA and others [2010] EWCA Civ 895, [2010] All ER (D) 358 (Jul)

Human rights issues have been increasingly creeping into the nooks and crannies of family law over the last decade.

Fears as substantial number of family firms fail bidding round

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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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