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Dominic Regan

NLJ columnist

Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, director of the Knowledge Hub at the Frenkel Topping Group & NLJ columnist (@krug79). Newlawjournal.co.uk

NLJ columnist

Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, director of the Knowledge Hub at the Frenkel Topping Group & NLJ columnist (@krug79). Newlawjournal.co.uk

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Dominic Regan warns against hubris & the dangers of self-representation

A Part 36 offer can bring a plethora of benefits, but there is no room for manoeuvre when it comes to compliance, says Dominic Regan

Dominic Regan reflects on the fall-out from changing funding from legal aid to a conditional fee agreement

Dominic Regan marks the end of an era & sets the record straight

Dominic Regan sees changes ahead for disclosure, fixed costs, costs appeals & a likely hike in the entry threshold for the High Court

Dominic Regan questions why (five years on) the new proportionality test can still be a mystery

​Dominic Regan shares some festive tips on wine, accoutrements & sources

Post-Howlett, defendants will relish the latitude provided to them, but claimants will be less content, says Dominic Regan

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sidley—James Inness

Sidley—James Inness

Partner joins capital markets team in London office

Haynes Boone—William Cecil

Haynes Boone—William Cecil

Firm announces appointment of partner as UK general counsel

Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows

Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows

Firm appoints first chief marketing officer to drive growth strategy

NEWS
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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