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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

Birketts—Nathan Evans

Birketts—Nathan Evans

Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire

Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta

Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta

Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department

Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale

Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale

Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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