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

Controlling costs should be top priority, lawyers say
Ministers have launched a consultation into fixed recoverable costs in cases worth £25,000–£100,000

Matthew Hoe considers if Roman v AXA Insurance is the tip of the preservation of costs’ iceberg

Unforeseen costs can be unavoidable, but amending a budget upwards is no easy task, as Patrick Allen & Riffat Yaqub explain

Jenna Coad & David O’Brien reflect on lessons from Giambrone & the award of non-party costs orders in a discretionary jurisdiction
Dominic Regan provides an updated cut out & keep guide to surviving sanctions

Francis Kendall shares some shocking statistics from the 2018 ACL conference survey

Clare Arthurs & Richard Marshall share an (almost) A to Z of life in the costs lane

Norman Kenvyn shares some tips on how to avoid stretched billing timescales

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
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
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
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
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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