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A recent report illustrates the pressures facing the growing number of litigants in person, says Jon Robins

Ed Pepperall QC provides an insider’s guide to the new look Part 36

Barry Fletcher examines the impact of the Brussels I (recast) on arbitration

The bill of costs is in need of a makeover, says Claire Green

Parents’ positive presumption, first jactitation, now exequatur, joint tenant beware, & where the multies are going

Jon Lord considers seven wonders of a modern costs lawyer’s world

Judicial review is shaping up as a battle ground between the government and the judiciary, says Kerry Underwood

Steven Chiddicks covers a Jersey case that paves the way for non-party costs orders

Part 36 is in need of revision to make it more transparent for parties & their lawyers say Alex Sciannaca & Giles Hutt

Richard Harrison argues that the present structure of case and costs management is misconceived

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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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