Shantanu Majumdar KC

Barrister

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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Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand

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Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm

Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree

Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham

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NLJ this week: Mazur and more—inside the litigation frontline

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

NLJ this week: Social media bans for children spark legal dilemmas

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

NLJ this week: Leasehold reform risks creating ‘forgotten freeholders’

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

NLJ this week: Court of Appeal clarifies when a claim truly begins

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

NLJ this week: Split FDRs could ease pressure—and boost settlements

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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Shantanu Majumdar KC

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield

Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber

Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree