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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a consultation on proposed changes to the Court Funds Rules 2011 to allow the introduction of a 30-year time limit to unclaimed balances remaining with the Court Funds Office (CFO).

Agency fees or expert fees? Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter clarify the rules surrounding fees paid to a medical reporting organisation when assessing costs

Small law firms have tempered their bullish ambitions and are focused on steady growth, according to the latest Bellwether report from LexisNexis.

Short-changing the court; overseas and watched; standard orders ready; (till the next time); too much relief.

The Birss review—the Civil Justice Council (CJC) Costs Review led by Lord Justice Birss—presents a set of proposals that will ‘unusually, be warmly welcomed’, Professor Dominic Regan, of City Law School, writes in NLJ this week.

The Civil Justice Council has issued its final word on costs reform: Dominic Regan runs through the changes to guideline hourly rates & costs management

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed that fee increases for prosecution work will apply to hearings in existing and new cases and new or ongoing VHCC (very high-cost cases) from 2 May 2023.

The Chancellor has announced a time limit on unclaimed funds held by the Court Funds Office.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a consultation on a series of reforms to the ‘Help with Fees’ remission scheme for court and tribunal fees, which aims to provide better targeted support for those on lower incomes.

The Law Society has launched its member survey on the Practising Certificate Fee (PC fee) for 2021/22.

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Brabners—Ben Lamb

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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms

Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs

NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?

From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics

NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied

Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly

NLJ this week: Days numbered for upwards-only rent reviews

Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ

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Fees

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Keoghs—four appointments

Brabners—Ben Lamb