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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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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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Costs

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

Brabners—six promotions