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Is being an expert witness still worth it, asks Mark Solon

In the first article in a series addressing insurance pain points, Shirley Denyer reflects on a tough year for credit hire

David Niven & David O’Brien consider the obstacles ahead for PII claimants

Partners at LLPs safe to whistleblow

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided to revoke the current continuing professional development (CPD) scheme in favour of a system based on competence, not ticking boxes.

CoA decision should sound “death knell” for post-Mitchell tactics

Susan Dunn tracks the trends in litigation funding

Nigel Sanders provides an offshore perspective of litigation funding

Robert Postlethwaite looks at alternatives to traditional partnership & LLP ownership

 

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kingsley Napley—Kelly Greig & Abbie West-Kelsey

Kingsley Napley—Kelly Greig & Abbie West-Kelsey

Firm strengthens international tax team with partner and tax manager hire

Dawson Cornwell—Russell Bywater

Dawson Cornwell—Russell Bywater

Family law firm appoints new managing partner and head of matrimonial department

Forbes Solicitors—Katy Parkinson & Paul Hatton

Forbes Solicitors—Katy Parkinson & Paul Hatton

Employment and commercial offering strengthened by double hire

NEWS
Counsel for CILEX, for law centres, for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and for the Law Society laid out their arguments last week in the high-profile Mazur case
Commercial law is changing fast, driven by new technologies and the growing complexity of global markets. The University of Manchester’s LLM in International Commercial and Technology Law brings focus to that shift, highlighting the core areas that now define effective commercial legal work. By exploring corporate governance, data rights, fintech regulation and digital era intellectual property, this course gives professionals the insight they need to make informed, confident decisions in a rapidly evolving landscape
Making refugee status temporary and subject to review every 30 months will put pressure on an ‘already overstretched’ justice system, the Law Society has warned
Statutory limitation periods do not apply to unfair prejudice petitions brought under the Companies Act, the Supreme Court has held in a 4–1 majority decision, Lord Burrows dissenting
A Mental Capacity Act ‘best interests’ analysis must be undertaken for all treatment decisions for incapacitated adults, the Court of Appeal has held
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