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Costs count & courtesy matters Premium Content

A law firm’s discourteous treatment of a costs lawyer backfired when a judge stepped in. Claire Green explains

26 September 2019 / Claire Green
Divorcees do it themselves
Nearly one third of individuals involved in a divorce or civil partnership dissolution dealt with the proceedings themselves from start to finish, consumer research shows.
18 September 2019
SRA: all about standards
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a ‘one stop shop’ webpage of resources to help law firms prepare for the introduction of its Standards and Regulations on 25 November.
18 September 2019
Brexit woes for employees
Nearly 60% of legal employees are worried about the impact of Brexit on their business, research has found.
18 September 2019
Good news for regionals
Regional law firms have ‘bounced back’ in the past year, according to accountancy firm Crowe’s annual Law Firm Benchmarking report.
18 September 2019
Is client confidentiality at risk again? Premium Content
Lawyers will be keenly watching the latest development in an important dispute over legal professional privilege, says Georgina Squire
18 September 2019 / Georgina Squire
Reform justified, regulatory review finds
A major report into legal services regulation has suggested widening the scope of the Legal Ombudsman and reconsidering reserved legal activities.
18 September 2019
Bellwether finds skills mismatch
Many solicitors overlooking importance of business acumen
11 September 2019
Celebrating CILEx: National Awards
The winners of the second annual National Awards of The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) were celebrated at a ceremony on Thursday 5 September at Madame Tussauds.
06 September 2019
If the price is right Premium Content

Jill Nelson explains why modern pricing problems require a modern pricing solution

05 September 2019 / Jill Nelson
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NLJ this week: When saying no to mediation pays
Refusing ADR is risky—but not always fatal. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed and Sanjay Dave Singh of the University of Leicester analyse Assensus Ltd v Wirsol Energy Ltd: despite repeated invitations to mediate, the defendant stood firm, made a £100,000 Part 36 offer and was ultimately ‘wholly vindicated’ at trial
NLJ this week: 40 years on, has PACE lost its edge?
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 transformed criminal justice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ed Cape of UWE and Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul of Kingsley Napley trace its ‘seismic impact’
NLJ this week: Stress-testing the City
Operational resilience is no longer optional. Writing in NLJ this week, Emma Radmore and Michael Lewis of Womble Bond Dickinson explain how UK regulators expect firms to identify ‘important business services’ that could cause ‘intolerable levels of harm’ if disrupted
NLJ this week: How sure is ‘sure’ enough?
Criminal juries may be convicting—or acquitting—on a misunderstanding. Writing in NLJ this week Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane and Sally Stares of The City Law School and LSE report troubling survey findings on the meaning of ‘sure’
NLJ this week: A deferred prosecution reprieve
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has narrowly preserved a key weapon in its anti-corruption arsenal. In this week's NLJ, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers examines Guralp Systems Ltd v SFO, in which the High Court ruled that a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) remained in force despite the company’s failure to disgorge £2m by the stated deadline
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