Simon Gibbs
What constitutes a ‘good reason’ to depart from a costs budget? Simon Gibbs examines the evidence
The absence of a written retainer can cause costs chaos, says Simon Gibbs
Now that the Jackson Costs Review has jumped back to the top of the agenda, the inevitable frantic lobbying over the proposals has started afresh.
Initial responses to Jackson LJ’s Final Report focused on the headline grabbing proposals such as an end to the recovery of success fees and insurance premiums, one-way costs shifting and a ban on referral fees.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu
Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department
Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus
Firm announces appointment of next chair
Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker
Director joins corporate team from the US
NEWS
What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?
Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?
When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ
When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
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