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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7450

27 January 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Sacker & Partners LLP has appointed Tom Jackman as a solicitor.

Glaisyers Solicitors LLP has recruited solicitor, Chris Burrows to its wills, trusts and probate department.

Eversheds has appointed Mark Surguy, the chairman of the Midlands Fraud Forum, as a commercial dispute resolution partner.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has made new appointments this month. International arbitrator Doug Jones joins as CIArb president and John Wright becomes chairman of the board of trustees.

Karen Lord, a business lawyer joins Morrisons Solicitors company and commercial team from ASB Law.

Peter Clarke, former head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism squad, has been stirring things up again at Policy Exchange, the right-leaning think tank...

Suing Ryanair is no easy task, claims Ian Loveland

Barbara Hewson considers the latest ECtHR ruling on Ireland’s abortion law

Carol Goodall offers a solution to lease renewal troubles

Ombudsmen: a substitute for litigation? Judith Farbey reports

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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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