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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7460

07 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Alexander Learmonth investigates an unusual case of two wills being signed & executed by the wrong testators

Michael Tringham surveys the world of family will disputes

We cannot stop.

We cannot stop. We are back with more fodder on the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S1 2010/2955) which came into force on 6 April 2011. Eat well.

Robert Rhodes QC on avoiding the risk of judicial review when chairing a disciplinary tribunal

Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13, [2011] All ER (D) 346 (Mar)

Millharbour Management Ltd and others v Weston Homes Ltd and another company, [2011] EWHC 661 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 308 (Mar)

Solicitors Regulation Authority v Dennison [2011] EWHC 291 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 320 (Mar)

Lake v Hunt Kid Law Firm LLP (in administration) [2011] EWHC 766 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 330 (Mar)

Co-Operative Group (CSW) Ltd v Pritchard [2011] EWCA Civ 329, [2011] All ER (D) 312 (Mar)

Re W (children) (relocation: removal outside jurisdiction) [2011] EWCA Civ 345, [2011] All ER (D) 337 (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
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

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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