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Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed

Lawyers who enter into damages-based agreements (DBAs) can be paid in the event of early termination, the High Court has confirmed in a landmark judgment

The costs of budgeting and costs management do not include VAT, the Senior Costs Judge has held in an important decision for costs lawyers

More than 500 former subpostmasters caught up in the faulty Post Office Horizon computer scandal are seeking justice after recovering only five per cent of their losses when the Post Office settled the case due to the Jackson reforms

The High Court has made two unusual pre-trial orders within the space of a fortnight, indicating that parties ‘need not resign themselves to the cost and delay’ of side issues, barristers Daniel Lightman QC & Stephanie Thompson, of Serle Court, write in this week’s NLJ

Masood Ahmed reflects on the significance of alternative dispute resolution & the dangers of unreasonable behaviour

The impact on international arbitration of the COVID-19 pandemic is among topics explored in a series of articles in NLJ’s ADR special this week

An acquitted defendant may find himself out of pocket. Alec Samuels discusses the options for recompense

Jack Ridgway provides a lesson in conduct

A rugby spectator who exaggerated his injuries has had 15% knocked off his recoverable costs

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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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NLJ this week: Company conspiracy clarified

A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes

NLJ this week: Home is where intent lies

The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims

NLJ this week: Farewell to Chancery

The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary

NLJ this week: Silence carries a price

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself

NLJ this week: Costs sting after a courtroom gamble

Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate

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Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

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Brabners—six promotions