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The Taylor Review – Scotland’s version of the Jackson Review – has recommended the introduction of contingency fees and one-way cost-shifting.

Baker v Hallam Estates Ltd and another [2013] EWHC 2668 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 40 (Sep)

Dominic Regan navigates the trips, traps & tactics of litigation budgeting

Ross Risby & Barnaby Yates report on the limited nature of a litigation solicitor’s potential exposure to litigation costs

Dominic Regan provides the fundamental guide to the new portals

Dominic Regan calls attention to the revised
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An app has been launched that could help lawyers calculate the financial outcomes of litigation.

HHJ Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson

A round-up of some of the court decisions to date

David Burrows continues his review of how LASPO has influenced the funding landscape of family litigation

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen

Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen

Corporate and commercial teams in Cardiff boosted by dual partner hire

Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo

Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo

London hires to lead UK launch of international finance team

Switalskis—11 promotions

Switalskis—11 promotions

Firm marks start of year with firmwide promotions round

NEWS
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sport, from recruitment and training to officiating and fan engagement. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys at Law explains how AI now influences everything from injury prevention to tactical decisions, with clubs using tools such as ‘TacticAI’ to gain competitive edges
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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