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07 January 2010
Issue: 7399 / Categories: Legal News
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Litigation guru joins NLJ as consultant editor

David Greene, a partner at Edwin Coe LLP and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has been appointed consultant editor of NLJ.

David Greene, a partner at Edwin Coe LLP and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has been appointed consultant editor of NLJ.

David is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a CEDR accredited mediator.

Managing editor Elsa Booth says: “David’s extensive experience as a litigator, mediator and arbitrator means he can provide expert guidance and advice to the NLJ team and ensure the magazine remains at the forefront of legal debate in the civil litigation arena.”

As part of his new role David will co-chair NLJ’s free webinar on the final Jackson report next week.

David says: “I am delighted to be more closely associated with NLJ, which has always played a significant part in setting the legal agenda—and never more so than now, as demonstrated by next week’s innovative Jackson webcast.”

 

Issue: 7399 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire

Switalskis—three appointments

Switalskis—three appointments

Firm appoints three directors to board

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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