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NLJ/LSLA survey uncovers marked drop in use of agreements

One year on, David Greene assesses the impact of Jackson

In the second NLJ / LSLA litigation trends survey, James Baxter reports on how firms and practitioners are adapting to new ways of litigating post-Jackson and post-Mitchell.

Practitioners must take costs budgeting seriously, says Deirdre MacNamara

 Will Mitchell herald a whole new culture of conducting civil litigation, asks Nicholas Heaton

Caroline Field predicts some of the litigation challenges for the year ahead

In the first of NLJ / LSLA's litigation trends surveys, James Baxter charts how firms and practitioners are navigating Jackson LJ's revolutionary road-map of change.

Continuing their analysis of how a litigator’s life has changed since the new rules of civil procedure were introduced, Tracey Stretton, Mark Surguy & Damian Murphy examine case law under the new regime

John Bramhall & Eleanor Mumford-Smith delve into regulatory investigations, whistleblowing & bribery

Tracey Stretton & Mark Surguy offer some tips on litigation tactics in the post-Jackson world
 

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
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
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