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After three Lord Chancellors & a wait of more than two years, we have a new (& fairer) discount rate, says Julian Chamberlayne

The personal injury discount rate has been changed, delighting claimant lawyers but prompting insurance lawyers to express concern about the cost to public bodies

A parliamentary committee has called for the law on compensation for bereaved relatives to be extended to recognise cohabiting couples.

It’s all to play for as Richard Marshall & Oliver Cooke run through an (almost) A to Z of sports law

When does psychiatric injury sustained onboard become compensable? Katherine Deal QC & Asela Wijeyaratne review the latest evidence

Plans to extend fixed recoverable costs to civil cases valued between £25,000 and £100,000 will tilt the balance of power even further in favour of defendants, personal injury lawyers have warned

Dominic Regan reports on the next steps for Sir Rupert Jackson’s fixed costs finale

Controlling costs should be top priority, lawyers say

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Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

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NLJ this week: Company conspiracy clarified

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

NLJ this week: Home is where intent lies

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

NLJ this week: Farewell to Chancery

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

NLJ this week: Silence carries a price

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself

NLJ this week: Costs sting after a courtroom gamble

Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate

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Personal injury

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Excello Law—John Osborne

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths