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All bets are off: Philip Young discusses the difficulties of boiling a complex case down to a mathematical percentage
Possession reviews evicted; Security offer too insecure for CoA; Onerous term defeats £180K claim; Employment tribunal rules amended
Trial durations are overestimated, according to research among members of the judiciary, former District Judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s ‘Civil way’.
In the first of a new series of updates written by members of the Commercial Litigators’ Forum, chair Hilton Mervis puts the case for adopting a different approach to costs
John O’Hare explores the options available to help people with financial troubles

Bypassing a judge; Mediation stays come early; DDJs forced out of home; Domestic abuse latest; Pandemic rent challenges; Small claim transcripts

Tony Allen continues his series on the future of dispute resolution by exploring the concept (& reality) of compulsory ADR
Judges have been told not to work from home (or at least not to conduct hearings from home) unless there are exceptional and unavoidable circumstances at play, former District Judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil Way
A defendant lawyer has called for an urgent review of the QOCS rules, following a Supreme Court decision on when a personal injury claimant must pay a defendant’s costs
In an exclusive series of updates for NLJ, Tony Allen presents an alternative thesis on the shape of future dispute resolution
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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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