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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7479

01 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Celebrities turn their backs on defamation in favour of superinjunctions

Courts must rise above human rights “paranoia” says Clegg

Key terms and concepts within environmental legislation are often “ambiguous”, “opaque” or “provide potential for misunderstanding”

Court of Appeal rules that employers must look beyond the obvious risks

The Law Society has launched a telephone helpline to direct victims of the riots and looting to pro bono legal advice

CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a guide to bribery laws in the UK and overseas

A new training course for future judges is to run in November

A druid has lost his high court challenge to stop archaeologists investigating ancient human remains found at Stonehenge

Dominic Regan congratulates the victors in the Jackson reform lottery

Stephen Hockman QC considers the path to take in order to ease the UK’s constitutional tensions

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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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