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​Begg v HM Treasury [2015] EWHC 1851 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 274 (Jun)

Ben Summerfield & Kirsty O’Connor return to explore why the legal profession has been reluctant to embrace alternative fee arrangements

Costs budgeting is here to stay so technical changes & a cultural shift are required, says Sue Nash

Dominic Regan salutes a return to form by Sir Rupert Jackson

Who bears the costs of statutory demands, asks Elaine Palser

Philip Evangelou considers the counter-party risk for firms acting on a CFA, & the impact that insufficient ATE & recoverability can have on the CFA relationship

What has gone so badly wrong with budgeting, asks Dominic Regan

Dominic Regan shares his concern that proportionality, a major plank of the Jackson reforms, is so often sidelined

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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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