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Jackson: Dominic Regan returns to set the record straight

Sir Rupert’s grand ambitions for future costs reform are breathtaking, as Dominic Regan reports

J-Codes & the new bill of costs format do nothing to reduce the actual costs of litigation in the UK, says Francis Kendall

Patrick Allen calls for a review of the future of costs budgeting

Andrew Lawson highlights the ambiguity surrounding the wording of the new fixed recoverable costs regime

Jon Lord assesses the government’s latest attempt to address costs in clinical negligence claims

Costs budgeting is here to stay so technical changes & a cultural shift are required, says Sue Nash

Dominic Regan salutes a return to form by Sir Rupert Jackson

What has gone so badly wrong with budgeting, asks Dominic Regan

Freezing hourly rates may hinder access to justice, says Jon Lord

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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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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