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Costs orders: who pays & when, asks Kerry Underwood

    Kerry Underwood examines qualified one-way costs shifting

    David Wright examines a recurring costs theme

    Francis Kendall reports on a positive result for costs budgeting

    No to de novo; “I was conned. I’m back” & appeals rerouted.

    Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation v Privalov and others [2016] EWHC 2163 (Comm), [2016] All ER (D) 64 (Sep)

    Fixed costs are unfair and unjust to claimants, says Patrick Allen

    Seeing off malicious claims; Triumph for QBD Masters; & Court of Appeal: keep out

    Dominic Regan looks to the future of civil litigation

    Dominic Regan reviews the litigation year so far

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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
    Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
    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 dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
    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
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