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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7457

17 March 2011
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Hillingdon London Borough Council v Neary (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2011] EWHC 413 (COP), [2011] All ER (D) 26 (Mar)
Peter Jackson J, 28 Feb 2011

Changes described in some quarters as a “damp squib”

Floodgates set to open after Supreme Court ruling

“GP law” is the future for high street lawyers, a roundtable discussion has heard.

Investment banks will be hit by a rash of high value court claims over “toxic” financial products later this year, a senior commercial lawyer has predicted.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a report showing its progress in equality and diversity.

A number cannot be trademarked where it describes the goods, the European Court of Justice has held. A Polish publisher was refused permission to register the number 1000 as a trade mark for a puzzle book because it described the book.

Nearly 100 fee-paid recorder posts are now available throughout England and Wales.

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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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