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05 July 2018
Issue: 7800 / Categories: Legal News , Costs
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Jackson review confirmed

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will review the Jackson reforms to civil justice costs this year, it has confirmed. The reforms, introduced in April 2013 under Pt 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO 2012) covered reforms to Pt 36 offers to settle, costs budgeting and the end of recoverability of success fees and after-the-event insurance. Interested parties are invited to submit their views via an online MoJ survey by 24 August.

Issue: 7800 / Categories: Legal News , Costs
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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