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Do not be afraid to take a pragmatic, proportionate approach to injunction applications, says David Gray-Jones

HHJ Karen Walden-Smith examines the importance of restraint when raising allegations of fundamental dishonesty

A judge has criticised solicitors acting in a high-value banking case for not having promptly instructed costs lawyers to assess a $3.7m default costs certificate (DCC).

Costs lawyers have raised issues with the data used to inform the review of Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR), the guideline figures used by judges to calculate court costs

The Ministry of Justice is consulting on proposals to raise court fees, to raise 'an extra £11m-£17m’

The methodology for the proposed Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) ‘materially understates the average market rate’, Julian Chamberlayne, Chair of the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors writes in this week’s NLJ

John Brown highlights some shortcomings in the Guideline Hourly Rates Review

In his final update, Julian Chamberlayne discusses the future of GHR, inflation & suggests a fairer way forward

Masood Ahmed investigates advertising costs in group litigation

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published the government’s response and impact assessment to the MoJ’s consultation on the subject of the alignment of the fees for online and paper civil money and possession claims, with 22 respondents replying to the consultation

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WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

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NLJ this week: Burnout behind the billable hour

Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice

NLJ this week: Domestic abuse reforms still falling short

Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes

NLJ this week: Uber’s legal shield faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

NLJ this week: Hereditary peers era finally comes to an end

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber

NLJ this week: Is it finally time to scrap Part III?

The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes

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Costs

MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth