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The main opportunities for keeping arbitration costs down lie within three core areas, explains James Barrett

A phoney war or a £15bn headache for the government? Kerry Underwood counts down to the Coventry v Lawrence finale

The bill of costs is in need of a makeover, says Claire Green

Jon Lord considers seven wonders of a modern costs lawyer’s world

Richard Harrison argues that the present structure of case and costs management is misconceived

Jeffrey T Shapiro & James Morrey-Jones examine how law firms should budget for e-discovery post-Jackson

The third part of an exclusive NLJ series on controlling costs post-Mitchell using technology solutions, by Damian Murphy, Mark Surguy & Daniel Kavan

HH Judge Simon Brown QC reflects on Mitchell’s eruption in civil justice & its aftershocks 

The second part of an exclusive NLJ series on controlling costs post-Mitchell using technology solutions, by Daniel Kavan, Damian Murphy & Mark Surguy

Costs lawyers are in demand following the Jackson shake-up, but there is no room for complacency, says Sue Nash

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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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