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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7457

17 March 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Siobhan Jones outlines the perils of landlord insolvency for tenants

Jack Anderson reports on sports in the courts

Nick Pantlin & Miriam Shears report on managing documents in the clouds

Janna Purdie & Ruth Pratt look at “causes of action” & go back to basics

The Central London County Court (CLCC) is to be blessed with limited individual insolvency jurisdiction on 6 April 2011...

Serco Ltd (trading as Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers [2011] EWCA Civ 226, [2011] All ER (D) 65 (Mar)

Lord Chancellor v Eddowes Perry and Osbourne Ltd [2011] EWHC 420 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 54 (Mar)

Ashby and others v Birmingham City Council [2011] EWHC 424 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 48 (Mar) Queen’s Bench Division Slade J 3 Mar 2011

This ebook brings litigation into the 21st century with a satisfying thud. It takes on board the wisdom of the accepted academic tomes that are relevant to its themes, particularly evidence and disclosure, and styles itself as complementary to those works.

Bank of Scotland v Pereira and others [2011] EWCA Civ 241, [2011] All ER (D) 94 (Mar)

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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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