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The Civil Justice Council has handed down a wide range of recommendations on costs budgeting, guidelines hourly rates & beyond: Julian Chamberlayne & Louise Morgan hail the arrival of a more bespoke approach
The Supreme Court has launched on 7 June 2023 its 2023—26 Business Plan. 
The Sentencing Council will publish new and revised guidelines according to its business plan for 2023-24, published in May.
Justice is slow, with small claims taking a year to reach court (51.9 weeks), the latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) civil justice statistics show.
Andrew Parker reviews the draft rules for extending fixed costs to cases valued up to £100,000
Wilson Leung examines a recent judgment providing much-needed clarity on the process of bringing committal proceedings in Hong Kong
Short-changing the court; overseas and watched; standard orders ready; (till the next time); too much relief.
In the first of an occasional back page series, Michael Zander asks how much confidence people have in the jury system
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published its official response to its May 2022 consultation on the way vulnerability is addressed in the extended Fixed Recoverable Cost (FRC) regime.
LexisNexis has launched Space industry, an authoritative and comprehensive statement of the law in an area of increasing importance to lawyers, as part of Halsbury’s Laws of England.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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