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Catriona Stewart discusses the possible cost consequences of delayed or abandoned mediation attempts

If costs management is judged to trump detailed assessment, then the rush to fixed costs could be stopped, says Francis Kendall

Francis Kendall considers the impact of the falling pound on costs awards to European litigants

    Dominic Regan discusses the pendulum swing towards judicial intolerance

    Steven Davies heralds the introduction of the electronic bill of costs

    How can losses incurred from construction & engineering disputes be avoided, asks Paul Lowe

    Costs orders: who pays & when, asks Kerry Underwood

      Kerry Underwood examines qualified one-way costs shifting

      David Wright examines a recurring costs theme

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      MOVERS & SHAKERS

      HFW—Guy Marrison

      HFW—Guy Marrison

      Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire

      Morrison Foerster—Jenny Galloway & Luke Rowland

      Morrison Foerster—Jenny Galloway & Luke Rowland

      Firm grows London practice with two partner promotions

      Hogan Lovells—David Hansom

      Hogan Lovells—David Hansom

      Government contracts and procurement practice expands with London partner hire

      NEWS
      Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
      After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
      The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
      Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
      A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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