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The 127th and 129th updates to the CPR are under NLJ columnist Stephen Gold’s microscope in this week’s ‘Civil way’.
Lawyers have called for higher compensation levels after ministers confirmed the whiplash reforms will be implemented on 31 May.
Occupiers’ liability: claims by risk-takers, investigated by Richard Buckley
In a new column, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan shares his insights and predictions for litigators in and out of court in the weeks and months ahead. 
Divorce applications nearly doubled between April and July last year as couples struggled with the first lockdown, according to the Legal Services Board (LSB) COVID-19 research dashboard into the pandemic’s impact on legal services.
Legal marketing collective First4Lawyers has announced the launch of its own law firm, assisting injured people involved in road traffic accident (RTA) claims

Lexis®Library update: Health Minister Nadine Dorries has announced that the government is working to modernise the approach towards clinical negligence compensation within the NHS, including by looking to implement a no-fault compensation system 

Reforms to whiplash claims have been postponed again, this time to May 2021, because of the impact of the pandemic on the insurance, legal and medical sectors
Lionel Stride examines P v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: more layers to the patchwork quilt in secondary victim claims
Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS) responds to the Civil Justice Council’s call for evidence on Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR)
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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