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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

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

HHJ Simon Brown’s exclusive NLJ online guide continues with advice on budgeting for multi-track cases

HHJ Simon Brown’s exclusive NLJ online guide continues with the golden keys to successful case management

HHJ Simon Brown’s exclusive online guide to costs budgeting

Embracing technology: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC

Disclosure control: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC

Costs management & docketed judges: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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