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Post-Vanderbilt, Ben Amunwa examines where the lines are when it comes to recusal

Is Hong Kong ready for the One Belt, One Road ‘goldrush’? Barry Fletcher reports

Is there anything that civil procedure could import from arbitration to improve the resolution of costs disputes, asks Andy Ellis

​Amanda Stevens hopes clarity on recovery will reduce wasted costs & encourage a less defensive approach

Jan-Jaap Baer & Mark Hall review recent developments in the law of privilege

Costs follow the event, except for respondents in the Court of Appeal who successfully resist permission to appeal, as Clive Freedman QC explains

Trivial, serious or significant? Francis Kendall reviews recent excuses for breaches & shares the consequences

John O’Hare on how to reduce costs which are reasonable but disproportionate

Significant reforms to the rules on disclosure are to be piloted next year, following concerns the current regime is unmanageable.

The trend of expansion within the law of vicarious liability is likely to continue, says Ceri-Siân Williams

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
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