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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

Taylor Rose—Jacqui Hayat & Andrew Bentham

Taylor Rose—Jacqui Hayat & Andrew Bentham

Taylor Rose strengthens Medical Negligence team with senior leadership appointments

Birmingham Law Society—Sabina Kauser

Birmingham Law Society—Sabina Kauser

Ward Hadaway partner appointed Vice President of Birmingham Law Society

Excello Law—Nick Gore & Irfan Ali

Excello Law—Nick Gore & Irfan Ali

Excello Law immigration boost with two more hires from Irwin Mitchell

NEWS
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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