David Bailey-Vella
Costs lawyer
David Bailey-Vella is chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers (associationofcostslawyers.co.uk) & legal director at specialist litigation law firm Davis Woolfe (daviswoolfe.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Costs lawyer
David Bailey-Vella is chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers (associationofcostslawyers.co.uk) & legal director at specialist litigation law firm Davis Woolfe (daviswoolfe.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
As he takes the reins at the Association of Costs Lawyers, new chair David Bailey-Vella reflects on imposter syndrome, breaking down barriers & surprisingly unrelaxing hobbies
Use of these assessments is on the wane, but a good understanding is as important to practitioners as ever, writes David Bailey-Vella
Has the delicate balance put in place by
Lord Justice Jackson toppled over? David
Bailey-Vella reports on the new landscape
for qualified one-way costs shifting
David Bailey-Vella analyses Roman v AXA Insurance
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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