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The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has commented on the Court of Appeal’s judgment that compensation for mixed injuries should reflect each injury.

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published YouTube videos explaining how to submit online applications for contested financial remedies.

Fleur Turrington, Jennifer Clarke & Aimee Cook work through the pros & cons of the Procurement Bill

Traffic commissioner etiquette; a spot of SI trouble; latest FPR update; lessors clobbered online; second bite for flight delays; family overspending.

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published fact sheets on the progress it has made in two civil court projects around the Damages Claims Portal (DCP) and the Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) service. This is part of HMCTS’s programme to modernise the courts and tribunals system to improve accessibility and efficiency.

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has launched several consultations seeking views on simplifying the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) in a phased way over a period of months/years.

Solicitors do not always understand the difference between an estimate and a budget, but it’s an important distinction, writes Jack Ridgway, chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week’s NLJ.

The Sentencing Council has published research into the impact of sentencing guidelines across different demographic groups in robbery, theft and harassment and stalking cases.

The extended fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime will be implemented in October 2023, under current government plans.

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published a progress report, providing an update on the work that has been done by all agencies to remove obstacles to the proper conduct of cases in the Crown Court.

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Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved

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Procedure & practice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Charlie Hancock

Browne Jacobson—Matthew Kemp

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch