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All claimants should be able to start their claim online in future, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, has said.

NLJ columnist Stephen Gold casts his expert eye over the extension to the residential eviction ban in this week’s Civil Way column, as well as a change of approach for judgment enforcement agents, who may now negotiate a controlled goods agreement via video.

Two events have generated joy in the civil litigation community this month, NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, writes this week

Lack of clarity and insufficient legal aid provision aside, what areas of family law need reform most?

The House of Lords Library has updated its briefing examining judicial review

A landmark Court of Appeal decision has paved the way for the use of damages based agreements (DBAs), where the lawyer is paid a share of the client’s award, and hybrid DBAs

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has launched an advocacy service, after appointing barristers Jonathan Robinshaw and Sahar Farooqi as partners in its claims solutions group

Solicitors have won the right to have civil legal aid bills assessed by specialist judges, following legal action brought by the Law Society

Dominic Regan highlights the positives in civil litigation from a grim 2020

Details of amendments to various Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Directions consequential to Brexit have been issued

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Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

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

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

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Prince Harry costs battle could go on for years

Mr Justice Nicklin’s decision to order costs on an indemnity basis may be a ‘significant win’ but it’s still ‘far from game, set and match’ for Associated Newspapers, a former costs judge has said

Legal sector teams gear up for Festival of Sport 2026

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

The LexisNexis Legal Aid Deserts Report 2026

Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice

SRA sounds warning over AI misuse as reports & investigations mount

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

NLJ this week: Love, money & the spreadsheet

Can a meticulously maintained spreadsheet turn a couple’s informal financial arrangements into legally enforceable obligations?

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Procedure & practice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott