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Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a ‘costs crammer’, in this week’s NLJ, in the first of a special refresher series. 
Masood Ahmed examines the court’s approach to a party’s non-attendance at trial, & the high bar for applications to set aside the resulting judgment

Portal grab for defendants; Covid rent arbitration flop; Beware of glass cubes; MIAM rule book.

The task of simplifying the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) is ‘a mammoth task and expected to take quite some time, but is already showing promise’, Lord Justice Birss, deputy head of civil justice, has said in his foreword to the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) annual report for 2021

More harm than good? Professor Michael Zander QC reflects on 10 years of the Woolf Reforms

Looking for a digital future while dealing with ‘utter mess’ whiplash reforms
The unfortunates? Spats are brewing as the digital golden age beckons, says Dominic Regan
State your case!; the midnight count; up the workers; new family guidance; no bundle fun in Admin Court; look, no captain.
Possession laws and coronavirus regulations have together knitted a jumble sale of dates, deadlines, notice periods and requirements. 
Costs warning for the non-negotiators
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

Charity strengthens leadership as national Pro Bono Week takes place

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Dual-qualified partner joins London disputes practice

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

Transactions practice welcomes partner in London office

NEWS
Intellectual property lawyers have expressed disappointment a ground-breaking claim on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ended with no precedent being set
Two separate post-implementation reviews are being held into the extension of fixed recoverable costs for personal injury claims and the whiplash regime
Legal executives can apply for standalone litigation practice rights, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed, in a move likely to offset some of the confusion caused by Mazur
Delays in the family court in London and the south east are partly due to a 20% shortage of judges, Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division, has told MPs
Entries are now open for the 2026 LexisNexis Legal Awards, celebrating achievement and innovation in the law across 24 categories
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