News in brief

Lord Justice Jackson has agreed to oversee how his recommendations for overhauling the civil costs regime will be implemented and has been allocated half a day a week to do so. He will be supported by a judges committee, comprising the Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger, Moore-Bick LJ and Kay LJ, which is due to meet for the first time this week.

NLJ Jackson webcast on YouTube

NLJ’s costs webcast, a live panel discussion held after Jackson LJ’s press briefing to launch his final report on civil costs litigation, is available to view at www.youtube.com/user/LexisNexisUK#p/a/u/0/iGq-64sYRts. Dominic Regan chaired the discussion, which includes comments from His Honour Michael Cook, author of Cook on Costs; David Greene, NLJ consultant editor and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association; and Bob Musgrove, chief executive of the Civil Justice Council.

Live audio CPD

Tough economic conditions and time restraints are increasing the legal appetite for distance learning, according to the SOLICITORS group. Adrian Dion, managing director of the SOLICITORS group says firms are attracted by the simplicity and costs savings of online training. “Although traditional face to face training is still popular, we are finding that in the last 12 months solicitors across the board, from the top 100 to niche High Street firms are embracing live audio CPD training.”