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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7539

22 November 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Louis Flannery analyses the latest saga in the oligarch wars taking place in the English courts

Charles Terence Estates Ltd v Cornwall Council [2012] EWCA Civ 1439, [2012] All ER (D) 147 (Nov)

Genesis Housing Association Ltd v Liberty Syndicate Management Ltd [2012] EWHC 3105 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 150 (Nov)

CN v United Kingdom (App No 4239/08) [2012] All ER (D) 181 (Nov)

Bieber and others v Teathers Ltd (in liquidation) [2012] EWCA Civ 1466, [2012] All ER (D) 164 (Nov)

Senior-Milne v Secretary of State for Justice [2012] EWHC 3062 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D)
173 (Nov)

Redfearn v United Kingdom (App No 47335/06) [2012] All ER (D) 112 (Nov)

Smith v Trafford Housing Trust [2012] EWHC 3221 (Ch)

Chris Pamplin looks back at clinical negligence case law and finds a relaxation in the burden of proof

Hostility towards lawyers goes back a long way—we can’t blame Shakespeare. Geoffrey Bindman QC reports

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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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