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David Cooper breaks down the costs ruling in Monex

Matthew Hoe provides some clarity over the latest Part 36 conundrum on fixed costs

Costs lawyers have called for an urgent review of the guideline hourly rates―the baseline figures used by judges to assess the fees charged by solicitors

Masood Ahmed reports on the interpretation & application of the ‘additional amount’ under Pt 36

The main challenge law firms face with e-billing is the way in which they record their time, according to a report.

Communications treated as ‘without prejudice’ can be admissible on questions of costs, says Nadya Rouben

Hundreds of women who won their class action against the supply of dangerously defective breast implants have lost a costs case at the Supreme Court.

Winston Jacob & Toby Walker analyse the latest approach to costs on discontinuance

John O’Hare provides an overview of changes & duplication to disclosure procedures in the Business & Property Courts

A law firm’s discourteous treatment of a costs lawyer backfired when a judge stepped in. Claire Green explains

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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