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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7475

19 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Let the seller beware—full disclosure is essential, says Jane Johnson

R (on the application of McDonald) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2011] UKSC 33, [2011] All ER (D) 47 (Jul)

Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others [2011] UKSC 34, [2011] All ER (D) 110 (Jul)

Howell and others v Lees-Millais and others [2011] EWCA Civ 786, [2011] All ER (D) 48 (Jul)

Jones and another v Ruth and another [2011] EWCA Civ 804, [2011] All ER (D) 112 (Jul)

R (on the application of Thamby) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1763 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 75 (Jul)

R (on the application of Millgate Developments Ltd) v Wokingham Borough Council [2011] All ER (D) 46 (Jul)

Steven O’Sullivan surveys solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Nottingham Trent University is to award an honorary degree of doctor of laws to Eleanor Sharpston QC for her work as a barrister, academic lawyer, and one of Europe’s senior law officers.

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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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