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Security for costs: Rakesh Kapila reports on the forensic accountant's role
Plans to extend fixed recoverable costs to civil cases valued between £25,000 and £100,000 will tilt the balance of power even further in favour of defendants, personal injury lawyers have warned
The Court of Appeal has warned solicitors not to duplicate the work done by counsel, after drastically reducing recoverable costs in an appeal against a costs order.
Parties need to consider the costs & be prepared to justify them as reasonable & proportionate, says Paul Bracewell

The late emergence of a will won’t trump the costs consequences of inactivity & non co-operation, as Michael Ashdown explains

With an uncertain number of costs challenges on the horizon, Dominic Regan’s advice: explain everything to the client or suffer the consequences

What constitutes a ‘good reason’ to depart from a costs budget? Simon Gibbs examines the evidence
David Bailey-Vella analyses Roman v AXA Insurance

Dominic Regan reports on the next steps for Sir Rupert Jackson’s fixed costs finale

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley

Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley

Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire

Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland

Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland

International arbitration team specialist joins the team

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

NEWS
Property lawyers have given a cautious welcome to the government’s landmark Bill capping ground rents at £250, banning new leasehold properties and making it easier for leaseholders to switch to commonhold
Four Nightingale courts are to be made permanent, as justice ministers continue to grapple with the record-level Crown Court backlog
The judiciary has set itself a trio of objectives and a trio of focus areas for the next five years, in its Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030

The Sentencing Act 2026 received royal assent last week, bringing into law the recommendations of David Gauke’s May 2025 Independent Sentencing Review

Victims of crime are to be given free access to transcripts of Crown Court sentencing remarks, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed
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