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NLJ columnist Dominic Regan is on form in this week’s The Insider, with thoughts on District Judges, the cons as well as pros for the latest tranche of King’s Counsel, and more anecdotes on those who have found themselves in the right place at the right time.

In his latest column, Dominic Regan sets out next steps for fixed costs, some unexpected downsides of taking silk, & the importance of being in the right place at the right time

Have the changes to the qualified one-way costs shifting regime tipped the scales too far in favour of defendants? Samuel Hayman & Tom Jenkinson examine the perilous new situation for claimants

Litigators should know how much any case is going to cost before they even begin the process of budgeting, Sir Colin Birss, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice, has told an Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) roundtable

Damages-based agreements (DBAs) are the seldom-used option when it comes to ‘no win no fee’ cases, but is their lack of popularity justified? In this week’s NLJ, solicitor and DBA-proponent Richard Spector, partner at Spector Constant and Williams shares his personal experience of running DBA cases.

The extension of fixed recoverable costs is coming, despite some speculation that the project was being abandoned, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reveals in this week’s NLJ column, 'The Insider'.

Fixed costs to come when the leaves fall? Dominic Regan tackles listing woes, distressed litigation funders & what’s spooking the banks

Vijay Ganapathy reflects on the pros and cons of QOCS reform, and highlights developments in the courts on whiplash claims and unsafe exposure

Highs, lows, successes & appreciative clients—Richard Spector shares his personal experience of damages-based agreements

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a response paper to the 2022 consultation on changes to the Qualified One-way Costs Shifting (QOCS) regime in personal injury cases.

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Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars

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Costs

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss