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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7495

04 January 2012
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Parbulk II AS v PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi TBK and other companies [2011] EWHC 3143 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 173 (Dec)

Abela and others v Baardarani [2011] EWCA Civ 1571, [2011] All ER (D) 171 (Dec)

Davis v Solicitor’s Regulation Authority [2011] All ER (D) 177 (Dec)

R (on the application of Chapti and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 3370 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 135 (Dec)

CC v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2011] EWHC 3316 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 160 (Dec)

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Botham v Ministry of Defence [2011] UKSC 58, [2011] All ER (D) 101 (Dec)

Amanda Hamilton takes the stand in the paralegal definition debate

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne and another [2011] UKSC 60, [2011] All ER (D) 94 (Dec)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Lord Reed and Lord Justice Carnwath have been appointed as justices of the Supreme Court.

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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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