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Solicitors have raised questions about the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) plans to help consumers compare the market on fees, pricing models and costs

Laura Rees discusses the perils of being economical with budget information

Lawyers have been warned to give realistic time estimates for cases at the Commercial Court or risk them being relisted with consequent costs implications

Masood Ahmed looks at the hurdles to be cleared before costs can be capped, with reference to PGI Group Limited

Judgments good, bad, ‘breathtaking’ & divided

A law firm has narrowly won its argument about the limits of its equitable lien over its fees, in a case which drew a mix of judgments from the Supreme Court

The much-anticipated Belsner appeal, which could have a significant effect on costs for low value personal injury cases, has been postponed

William Gibson recounts some heated moments from the world of costs

More clients are challenging their solicitors’ bills, research from the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has found

Clinical negligence claimants seeking damages of £25,000 or less would only be able to recover limited costs, under government proposals

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Muckle LLP—Ella Johnson

Real estate dispute resolution team welcomes newly qualified solicitor

Morr & Co—Dennis Phillips

International private client team appoints expert in Spanish law

NLJ Career Profile: Stefan Borson, McCarthy Denning

Stefan Borson, football finance expert head of sport at McCarthy Denning, discusses returning to the law digging into the stories behind the scenes

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NLJ this week: Jury still trusted—Crown Court study revisited

Michael Zander KC, emeritus professor at LSE, revisits his long-forgotten Crown Court Study (1993), which surveyed 22,000 participants across 3,000 cases, in the first of a two-part series for NLJ

NLJ this week: AI copyright clash

Getty Images v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) was a landmark test of how UK law applies to AI training—but does it leave key questions unanswered, asks Emma Kennaugh-Gallagher of Mewburn Ellis in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Divorce meets digital wealth

Cryptocurrency is reshaping financial remedy cases, warns Robert Webster of Maguire Family Law in NLJ this week. Digital assets—concealable, volatile and hard to trace—are fuelling suspicions of hidden wealth, yet Form E still lacks a section for crypto-disclosure

NLJ this week: Pets, probate & public access—civil law’s busy winter

NLJ columnist Stephen Gold surveys a flurry of procedural reforms in his latest 'Civil way' column

NLJ this week: Cyber drills build real-world resilience

Paper cyber-incident plans are useless once ransomware strikes, argues Jack Morris of Epiq in NLJ this week

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Costs

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Ella Johnson

Morr & Co—Dennis Phillips

NLJ Career Profile: Stefan Borson, McCarthy Denning