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HH Judge Simon Brown KC

Mercantile judge

His Honour Judge Simon Brown KC is the designated mercantile judge for the Midlands sitting at the Birmingham Civil Justice Centre.

Mercantile judge

His Honour Judge Simon Brown KC is the designated mercantile judge for the Midlands sitting at the Birmingham Civil Justice Centre.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

HHJ Simon Brown tussles with time for costs & consequential orders

HHJ Simon Brown returns to the fast track & a stand-off…

HHJ Simon Brown shares his passion for (& frustrations with) the fast track

HH Judge Simon Brown QC reflects on Mitchell’s eruption in civil justice & its aftershocks 

Simon Brown QC presents a reduced guide to the recent history of the P word

HHJ Simon Brown QC concludes his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson

HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson

HHJ Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles
A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons
Bereavement leave is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Writing in NLJ this week, Robert Hargreaves of York St John University explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a day-one right to leave for a wider range of losses, alongside new provisions for pregnancy loss and bereaved partners
Courts are beginning to grapple with whether AI-generated material is legally privileged—and the answers are mixed. In this week's issue of NLJ, Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej of Burges Salmon examine US rulings showing how easily privilege can be lost
New guidance seeks to bring order to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Minesh Tanna and David Bridge of Simmons & Simmons set out a framework stressing ‘transparency’, ‘explainability’ and ‘reliability’
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