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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7482

20 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Cripps Harries Hall LLP has recruited Ruth Napier as its new head of business development.

IBB Solicitors has announced a merger with Chalfont St Giles based Brown & Co, as part of its expansion plans in the region.

Marccus Partners, specialists in cross-border transactions, have announced new recruits in their Paris office.

Some county courts are following a policy of automatically transferring low value road traffic damages claims...

PI lawyers unimpressed by Jack Straw’s proposals for motor insurance reform

PI lawyers unimpressed by Jack Straw’s proposals for motor insurance reform

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has come under fire for its decision to intervene in a key religious discrimination case before the European Court of Human Rights

The arrival of alternative business structures (ABSs) could be as dramatic for the legal profession as the “Big Bang” of the 1980s, justice secretary Ken Clarke has said

Proposed reforms of cohabiting couples’ legal rights have been shelved for the duration of this parliamentary term

A new, more flexible trainee solicitor model has been launched for City law firms and in-house legal departments

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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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