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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7468

01 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

The status of partners is a risky business, says Sarah Rushton

Alison Mayfield examines the frustrations of force majeure

How can litigation be used to protect IP rights? Michael Edenborough QC & Thayne Forbes explain

Super bolts, super supper, super speculation & super duper deposit win

KGM v News Group Newspapers Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 3145 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 281 (May)

Hare-Brown and another v Trent and another [2011] EWHC 90202 (Costs), [2011] All ER (D) 223 (May)

Fung Oi Chiu and others v Waitrose Ltd and another [2011] All ER (D) 271 (May), [2011] EWHC 1356 (TCC)

Chen and others v Chui and others [2011] EWHC 1276 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 266 (May)

Re Mumtaz Properties Ltd; Wetton (as liquidator of Mumtaz Properties Ltd) v Ahmed and others [2011] EWCA Civ 610, [2011] All ER (D) 237 (May)

C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646

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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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