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Adam Burrell eases the pain of costs management

​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

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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

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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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