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Dominic Regan believes the consultation on GHR and clarity on the workings of DBAs will bring due comfort and joy to the civil litigation community

A landmark Court of Appeal decision has paved the way for the use of damages based agreements (DBAs), where the lawyer is paid a share of the client’s award, and hybrid DBAs

Solicitors have won the right to have civil legal aid bills assessed by specialist judges, following legal action brought by the Law Society

Revisions & variations: Adam Grant outlines how to adjust your approved costs budget

The impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown was not a strong enough excuse to justify missing a deadline on costs, a judge has held

Costs lawyers have weathered the COVID-19 crisis well, with more than a third reporting they are busier than ever

Ministers’ proposals to align online and paper civil court fees are ‘unfair’, ‘unjustifiable’, will ‘damage UK businesses’ and restrict access to justice, the Civil Court Users Association (CCUA) has warned

A debt respite scheme is on its way, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s ‘Civil Way’.

When awarding costs on account, what is a reasonable sum, asks HHJ Karen Walden-Smith

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Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds

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Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office

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Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

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42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court merger completed

Family set expands with the formal integration of 4 Brick Court into 42BR Barristers

Sting operation on solicitor backfires

The Court of Appeal has issued a stern warning to lawyers engaging in the practice of ‘privilege hunting’—obtaining an opponent’s legally privileged information through dishonest means

CILEX ‘disappointed’ by LSB report on Mazur

Legal executives have given a lukewarm reception to the Legal Services Board’s (LSB’s) final report from its regulatory review into Mazur advice and guidance

Ruling clarifies main housing duty

A homeless single parent offered accommodation in Derby has lost her Supreme Court appeal against the London council making the offer

No shield for spies, says Supreme Court

The Kingdom of Bahrain does not enjoy sovereign immunity from allegations it used surveillance software to spy on dissidents in the UK, the Supreme Court has held

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

Brabners—six promotions