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Fundamental dishonesty: a double-edged sword? Premium Content
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith examines the importance of restraint when raising allegations of fundamental dishonesty
14 April 2021 / HHJ Karen Walden-Smith
‘Salutary warning’ on costs
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).
14 April 2021
Costs lawyers query hourly rates review
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
01 April 2021
Proposals to increase court fees
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on proposals to raise court fees, to raise 'an extra £11m-£17m’
31 March 2021
NLJ this week: Flaws in the Guideline Hourly Rates proposals
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
26 March 2021
An increase in GHR: now is not the time Premium Content
John Brown highlights some shortcomings in the Guideline Hourly Rates Review
26 March 2021 / John Brown
A matter of time: guideline hourly rates (Pt 3) Premium Content
In his final update, Julian Chamberlayne discusses the future of GHR, inflation & suggests a fairer way forward
24 March 2021 / Julian Chamberlayne
Group litigation orders: proceed with caution Premium Content
Masood Ahmed investigates advertising costs in group litigation
10 March 2021 / Masood Ahmed
LNB news: MoJ publishes response to alignment of online and paper civil possession fees
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
09 March 2021
Civil legal aid costs: assessing the bill

The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on handing responsibility for civil legal aid bills of costs over to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).

16 February 2021
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Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

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Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026 ‘Wrap-Up’
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
NLJ this week: Part-time protection widens
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
NLJ this week: Britain’s unpaid account
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
NLJ this week: Rules, risks & red tape
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
NLJ this week: When bots libel
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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