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Shantanu Majumdar KC, Radcliffe Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn (https://radcliffechambers.com)

Barrister

Shantanu Majumdar KC, Radcliffe Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn (https://radcliffechambers.com)

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Does the Arbitration Act require amendment? Shantanu Majumdar QC assesses what works and what could be improved

Shantanu Majumdar QC considers some aspects of the supposed division between arbitration & litigation

Professional negligence litigation comes in fashions. One of the latest arises from the vogue for after the event (ATE) legal expenses insurance obtained, usually by claimants on conditional fee agreements, as protection against any eventual liability to pay the defendants’ costs.

Part two: Shantanu Majumdar continues to unravel the complexities of bankruptcy annulment

Part one: Shantanu Majumdar examines debt cases & a judge’s prerogative to change his mind

Is it time to update insurance law in the light of the Gambling Act 2005? asks Shantanu Majumdar

Shantanu Majumdar considers the uneasy relationship between common law and equity

Shantanu Majumdar discusses the true significance of Haward v Fawcetts

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start

The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision

NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test

The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons

NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure

A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability

NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout

Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks

NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death

The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life

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Shantanu Majumdar KC

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney