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‘DDJ Goodliffe‘ of the Brexeter County Court fires a warning shot against recalcitrant lawyers & experts

If today’s litigators refuse to embrace change, they might find their own futures very uncertain, says Jonathan Lafferty

The impact of Brexit, the outcome of the latest Jackson costs review and taming the “monster” of e-disclosure are of critical importance if the UK is to retain its standing as the dominant legal centre.

For London to maintain its litigation crown, we cannot rest on past achievements or be complacent, says Ed Crosse

Richard Harrison looks at the treatment of costs management in the Merrix case & finds some interesting parallels

Julia Messervy-Whiting & Sofia Lobosco outline the importance of compliance with court orders, directions and CPR

    Dominic Regan looks to the future of civil litigation

    Dominic Regan reviews the litigation year so far

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    MOVERS & SHAKERS

    NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

    NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

    Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

    Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

    Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

    Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law

    Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

    Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

    Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team

    NEWS
    Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
    As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
    In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
    A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
    A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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